Scores of dismembered bodies found in Colombian jails
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Remains of at least 100 dismembered prisoners and visitors have been found in drain pipes at a jail in Colombia’s capital that houses drug traffickers, Marxist rebels and paramilitaries, investigators said on Wednesday.
Four in 10 German economists see migrants as drag on economy: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – Four in ten German economists believe the record number of migrants coming to the country are a drag on the economy, while only 23 percent view them as beneficial, a poll to be published on Thursday showed.
Hundreds of millions of Islamic State funds destroyed in air strikes: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-led air strikes on Islamic State cash storage sites have cost the militant group hundreds of millions of dollars, a U.S. military spokesman said on Wednesday.
Brazilians clash after questioning of ex-President suspended
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Supporters and opponents of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva clashed in street protests on Wednesday after the suspension of planned questioning in an investigation into a beach apartment that prosecutors say was given to the former pres…
U.S. journalists ‘safe and in good health’ after Bahrain release
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An American journalist said on Wednesday she and the three members of her camera crew were safe and in good health after being released from detention in Bahrain, where they had been accused of participating in an illegal gatheri…
Putin says EU-Russia ties will return to normal ‘sooner or later’
NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he is sure that relations between Russia and the European Union will get back to normal sooner or later.
Kurds call Baghdad’s oil-for-salaries offer ‘cheap political bartering’
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – The government of Iraqi Kurdistan has challenged Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to deliver on an offer to pay the cash-strapped region’s bloated public payroll, suggesting the proposal had not been made in good faith.
Uganda’s Besigye says may dispute election result with street protests
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandan opposition candidate Kizza Besigye said on Wednesday his supporters may stage street protests to dispute the outcome of Thursday’s presidential election since veteran leader Yoweri Museveni was “not going to go peacefully”.
Syrian terrorist list produces 163 names and no agreement
GENEVA/PARIS (Reuters) – Major powers trying to forge a Syrian peace plan have made almost no progress on overcoming one of the main obstacles to ending the war: deciding who is a terrorist – and therefore a legitimate target – and who is not.
U.S. says more progress needed in Bahrain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday praised Bahrain’s steps toward political reforms but said the country needs to do more, adding that U.S. officials will continue to press concerns over freedom of expression and other related rights…
