Canada PM condemns ‘cold-blooded murder’ of Philippines hostage
KANANASKIS, Alberta/MANILA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned on Monday the execution of a Canadian hostage by Abu Sayyaf militants in the Philippines, calling it “an act of cold-blooded murder.”
Colombia’s Santos names new cabinet for peace and post conflict
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos named a new cabinet on Monday to strengthen his government as peace talks with Marxist FARC rebels enter their final phase and as the economy struggles with slumping oil revenue and increasing i…
Venezuela court blocks another opposition tactic to oust Maduro
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s Supreme Court shot down on Monday one of the opposition’s main tactics to oust socialist leader Nicolas Maduro with a ruling that any constitutional amendment to reduce the presidential term could not be retroactive.
Kerry calls for timely election in meeting with Congo’s Kabila
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stressed the need for timely and credible elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo during a recent meeting with President Joseph Kabila, the State Department said on Monday amid concerns by…
Bus explosion kills one, injures six in Armenian capital
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A blast on a passenger bus killed at least one person in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on Monday, the Armenian Emergencies Ministry said.
U.N. chief condemns assassination of Burundi brigadier general
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the assassination on Monday of a Burundian brigadier general who had served with the African Union and U.N. peacekeeping missions in Central African Republic.
Iran in talks with Russia on heavy water sales
MOSCOW/DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran is holding talks with Russia to sell it about 40 tonnes of heavy water from its nuclear program, Iran’s deputy foreign minister was quoted as saying by the Fars news agency.
Congo police fire teargas, arrest opposition supporters
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Police fired shots and teargas to break up a crowd before a political rally by opposition leader and potential presidential candidate Moise Katumbi in Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, an official and the opposition said.
Egypt’s security forces disperse small protests against Sisi
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian security forces fired tear gas and arrested scores of people to disperse small protests against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday, deterring what activists had hoped would be large demonstrations, witnesses and securit…
Bomb in eastern Baghdad kills at least 11
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A suicide attacker detonated a bomb in a predominantly Shi’ite Muslim district of eastern Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 39 others, security and medical sources said, the third such blast in four days in …
