Thirty-seven inmates killed in government raid on Venezuelan prison
PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela (Reuters) – Thirty-seven inmates were killed during an overnight raid by government security forces on a prison in Venezuela’s southern jungle state of Amazonas, the governor said on Wednesday.
At least seven dead in suspected gang attack at Guatemala hospital
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – At least seven people were killed and 12 others injured on Wednesday after suspected gang members attacked a hospital in the capital in a bid to free a jailed associate who went there under police supervision for a checkup, o…
U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan: military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. service member was killed in eastern Afghanistan during an operation with Afghan forces against Islamic State, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.
Trump’s stance on Virginia violence shocks America’s allies
BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) – America’s closest allies condemned U.S. President Donald Trump in unusually strong and personal terms on Wednesday after he put part of the blame for violent clashes in the state of Virginia on those marching against gun-brand…
Kyrgyz opposition leader convicted ahead of election
BISHKEK (Reuters) – A court in Kyrgyzstan sentenced opposition politician Omurbek Tekebayev to eight years in prison for corruption and fraud on Wednesday, two months ahead of a presidential election in which he planned to run.
U.N. inquiry finds Congolese militia likely killed U.N. monitors
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A United Nations inquiry found that two U.N. investigators were murdered by a group of Congolese, likely militia members from central Democratic Republic of Congo, but an absence of evidence “does not preclude the possibility…
Facing risk of disease, Sierra Leone buries mudslide dead
FREETOWN, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Facing the threat of disease, Sierra Leone on Wednesday began burying hundreds of victims of a mudslide that swept away homes on the edge of the capital, one of Africa’s worst flood disasters in living memory.
Iraq seeks international help to investigate Islamic State crimes
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iraq asked for international help on Wednesday to collect and preserve evidence of crimes by Islamic State militants and said it is working with Britain to draft a United Nations Security Council resolution to establish the i…
Israel says will revoke press credentials of Al Jazeera reporter
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel intends to cancel an Al Jazeera journalist’s press accreditation on the grounds that he is biased toward the Palestinians, the director of the government press office said on Wednesday.
Venezuela’s Socialist-run ‘truth commission’ to investigate opposition
CARACAS (Reuters) – Opposition candidates running in Venezuela’s October gubernatorial elections will be investigated to make sure none were involved in violent political protests this year, the head of a new pro-government truth commission said on Wed…
