Obama says can close Guantanamo while keeping Americans safe
MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday that that he could close the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba while keeping Americans safe, but acknowledged he would likely face tough resistance from Congress.
Police use water canon on protesters at APEC summit
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine police used water canon to prevent hundreds of left-wing demonstrators from disrupting an Asia-Pacific summit on Thursday, as leaders including U.S. President Barack Obama were gathering for the group photograph that is cu…
Venezuela president orders investigation after report on U.S. spying
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday he had ordered an investigation into allegations that the U.S. government had spied on state oil company workers for a decade.
Honduras detains Syrians bound for U.S. with doctored Greek passports
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduran authorities said on Wednesday they had intercepted six Syrian nationals traveling on doctored Greek passports in the past week, including five who had been trying to reach the United States.
Islamic State says it has executed two captives from Norway and China
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State said it had killed a Norwegian and a Chinese captive, showing what appeared to be pictures of the dead men under a banner reading “Executed” in the latest edition of its English language magazine.
Sarajevo gunman commits suicide after killing two soldiers
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – A gunman who shot and killed two Bosnian soldiers and wounded another committed suicide on Wednesday after police surrounded his house on the outskirts of Sarajevo, authorities said.
Russia, France set for showdown at U.N. over Islamic State fight
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia revived on Wednesday a push for United Nations approval of international military campaigns combating Islamic State, setting up a showdown with France over its rival bid for a U.N. Security Council resolution on the is…
Two army soldiers shot dead in Bosnia shooting spree
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Two soldiers of the Bosnian army were shot dead late on Wednesday when an attacker opened a fire from an automatic weapon at a betting shop near the army barracks at the periphery of the capital Sarajevo.
Stranded at Nicaragua border, Cuban migrants’ American dream in peril
PENAS BLANCAS, Costa Rica (Reuters) – In the week Cuban migrant Lenin Rivacoba has slept rough on Costa Rica’s border with Nicaragua, he was briefly blinded by tear gas, lost hearing in one ear and is now almost out of money.
Algeria book fair ban exposes stability debate
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Organizers of an international book fair in Algeria last week confiscated more than 100 books on jihadism and the Arab Spring, highlighting sensitivities over regional turmoil in one of the few Arab countries to remain relatively un…
