Mexico to send troops to stem violence after record 25,000 murders
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican officials said on Sunday the government was set to unleash a new wave of troops to crack down on criminal groups in regions where a surge in violence led to more than 25,000 murders last year.
U.S. delivers helicopters to bolster Jordan’s border defenses
ZARQA, Jordan (Reuters) – The United States has delivered the last batch of Black Hawk helicopters for Jordan’s rapid deployment force to bolster border defenses and engage in cross-border operations against Islamic militants.
Finns, worried by Russia, hand president huge election win
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto cruised to a rare first round election win on Sunday after a campaign in which his delicate balancing of ties with neighbor Russia and the U.S.-led NATO military alliance resonated with voters.
Ten dead as rival Yemenis battle for control of Aden
ADEN/MARIB, Yemen (Reuters) – At least 10 people were killed and about 100 others were wounded as southern Yemeni separatists fought government troops in the southern city of Aden on Sunday, local medics said, deepening a rift between forces that had b…
At least 25 killed in Mexico over bloody weekend
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – At least 25 people were murdered in Mexico this weekend, according to officials and local media, including nine men who were executed at a house party in a suburb of the wealthy northern industrial city of Monterrey.
Finnish president poised for easy re-election win
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s moderate President Sauli Niinisto appeared set for a comfortable re-election victory on Sunday after securing more than 60 percent of the vote, according to early returns.
Cyprus presidential poll heads for runoff, frontrunners to seek allies
ATHENS (Reuters) – Incumbent Nicos Anastasiades will face leftist-backed candidate Stavros Malas in a presidential runoff on Feb. 4, election results showed on Sunday, in a race that could define whether peace talks with Turkish Cypriots can resume thi…
Cyprus presidential poll heads to runoff, frontrunners to seek allies
ATHENS (Reuters) – Incumbent Nicos Anastasiades will face leftist-backed candidate Stavros Malas in a presidential runoff on Feb. 4, election results suggested on Sunday, in a race which could define whether peace talks with Turkish Cypriots can resume…
Compromise, German SPD’s Schulz urges his own party and Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – The leader of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) called on party rank-and-file to show readiness to compromise when they vote on the outcome of coalition talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives, amid growing nervousness abo…
Erdogan says Turkey will ‘clean’ entire Syrian border
ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey will “clean” its entire border with Syria in a sign that the Turkish offensive on the Syrian Kurdish YPG group in northern Syria’s Afrin region could be extended further.
