Nephew of Colombia ex-rebel to collaborate with U.S. in drug case: sources
BOGOTA (Reuters) – The nephew of a former commander from Colombia’s FARC rebels has traveled to the United States to testify to U.S. authorities about a plot to sell 10 tonnes of cocaine to Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, Colombian law enforcement sources sai…
South Korean customs looking into Korean Air ‘nut rage’ family
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s customs agency is looking into accusations that the youngest daughter of Korean Air Lines’ chairman, and other family members, did not pay customs duties on luxury goods brought into the country, the agency said on Wedne…
Syria says chemical weapons experts may visit Douma on Wednesday
UNITED NATIONS/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s U.N. ambassador said a United Nations security team traveled to the Syrian town of Douma ahead of a planned visit by global chemical weapons experts on Wednesday to look into a suspected poison gas attack that …
Trump says U.S. in ‘extremely high’ level talks with North Korea on summit
PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States was engaged in direct talks at “extremely high levels” with North Korea to try to set up a summit between him and its leader, Kim Jong Un.
U.N., HRW say African migrants being abused in Yemen
DUBAI (Reuters) – African migrants and asylum seekers in Yemen are being subjected to physical and sexual abuse in detention, Human Rights Watch(HRW) and the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said.
Trump says U.S. having direct talks with North Korea about summit
PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump disclosed on Tuesday that the United States is having direct talks at “extremely high levels” with Pyongyang to try to set up a summit between him and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
U.S., Syria give conflicting accounts on global chemical weapons experts
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United States and Syria appeared to offer conflicting accounts on Tuesday of whether global chemical weapons inspectors had reached the Syrian town of Douma where a suspected poison gas attack took place and sparked a …
Brazil Senator Neves to stand trial for corruption, court rules
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that Senator Aecio Neves should stand trial on corruption and obstruction of justice charges, a fresh blow to the one-time presidential candidate and former centrist party leader.
Hungarian police arrest member of world swimming’s governing body over 1998 murder
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – When Hungarian media tycoon Janos Fenyo was gunned down in his car by a dozen submachine gun bullets in downtown Budapest two decades ago it shocked the country and police never found who ordered the murder.
Violence against Rohingya exposed in ‘shocking photos’
(Reuters) – When a Rohingya refugee boat capsized on the Bangladesh coastline, photographer Damir Sagolj rushed to the scene and saw locals collecting the drowned and arranging their bodies next to the road.
