Death toll from day of clashes in Burundi capital rises to nearly 90
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Nearly 90 people were killed during Friday’s clashes in the Burundian capital, the army said on Saturday, the worst outbreak of violence in Burundi since a failed coup in May.
Chileans shocked by radio confession of Pinochet-era executions
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A caller into a radio show shocked Chile this week with a chilling confession of executions he had taken part in as a conscript during Chile’s military dictatorship, and the socialist party said a judge had ordered his arrest.
Eye on Islamic State, Western powers coax Libyans to accord
ALGIERS (Reuters) – After a year of U.N. talks to end Libya’s conflict, Western powers are coaxing the warring factions closer to a deal they hope can help stop the spread of Islamic State militancy in the North African country.
Thousands of Iraqis in Baghdad, Basra protest Turkish deployment in north
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Thousands of Iraqis protested on Saturday against Ankara’s deployment of troops to a base near the northern city of Mosul, with some burning Turkish flags and threatening violence against the soldiers for what they see as a violatio…
Blasts near hospital in Syria’s Homs city kill 16
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Twin explosions in a government-controlled neighborhood of Syria’s Homs city killed at least 16 people and wounded scores more on Saturday, a group monitoring the war and state media said, in an attack claimed by the hardline Islamic…
Mexico’s migrants in focus for pope’s first visit
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will end his first visit to Mexico next year with a large Mass at the fairgrounds in the border town of Ciudad Juarez, church officials said on Saturday.
Brazil police arrest four in corruption probe of water project
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian federal police arrested four people on Friday including the chief executive of engineering group OAS in a new probe of suspected price-fixing and kickbacks on a long-delayed project to divert water to the drought-prone N…
Indonesian energy minister bemoans bad luck
JAKARTA (Reuters) – It’s not always easy being a reformist minister in Indonesia, as Sudirman Said, the country’s energy minister, made plain in remarks on Friday.
Saudi Prince Alwaleed calls Trump a disgrace
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has called Donald Trump a disgrace to the United States following his call for a ban on Muslims entering the country, and demanded the Republican front-runner withdraw from the U.S. presiden…
Venezuela’s Maduro sees ‘tense’ post-vote power struggle
CARACAS (Reuters) – Smarting from last weekend’s election defeat, President Nicolas Maduro warned on Saturday of a “large-scale crisis” in Venezuela as a showdown looms between the socialist government and opposition-led legislature.
