39 injured in fireworks explosion at Cuban festival on Christmas Eve
HAVANA (Reuters) – A fireworks explosion injured 39 people, including six children between the ages of 11 and 15, during a popular Cuban carnival on Christmas Eve, state-run media reported on Monday.
Britain escorts Russian ship near national waters amid strained relations
LONDON (Reuters) – A British ship escorted a Russian vessel as it passed near UK territorial waters over Christmas, Britain’s defense ministry said on Tuesday, adding that Russian naval activity near Britain had increased in the holiday period.
Fujimori family pulls Peru back into political turmoil
Nearly two decades since Alberto Fujimori and his family occupied Peru’s presidential palace and gripped the Andean nation’s attention during one of its most turbulent chapters, they are once more at the center of political upheaval.
Syrian rebel groups reject Russian-sponsored Sochi conference
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebel groups on Monday rejected Russia’s planned Sochi conference on Syria, saying Moscow was seeking to bypass a U.N.-based Geneva peace process and blaming Russia for committing war crimes in the war-torn country.
22 injured in fireworks explosion at Cuban festival on Christmas Eve
HAVANA (Reuters) – A fireworks explosion seriously injured 22 people, including six children between ages 11 and 15, during a popular Cuban carnival on Christmas Eve, state-run media reported on Monday.
Nigerian army says it repels suspected Boko Haram militant attack
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria’s army said it had repelled an attack on Monday by suspected Boko Haram militants on the city at the center of the conflict with the Islamist insurgency.
Attackers torch Democratic Republic of Congo president’s property
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – A home belonging to Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has been attacked and a policeman died in the incident, local lawmakers and U.N. sponsored radio said on Monday.
Militants attack Nigerian city at center of conflict with Boko Haram
ABUJA (Reuters) – Militants attacked the outskirts of Maiduguri, the Nigerian city at the center of the conflict with Islamist group Boko Haram, on Monday evening, witnesses told Reuters.
Putin says Russia should scrap profit tax on repatriated funds
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia should scrap the 13 percent profit tax on funds repatriated from abroad and renew an amnesty from penalties for businesses returning capital, as Washington moves toward tougher sanctions, President Vladimir Putin said on Monda…
Three people die in avalanches in Swiss Alps
ZURICH (Reuters) – Three people have died in separate avalanche accidents in the Swiss Alps, police said on Monday.
