Mexico arrests 13 in connection with Chapo escape
(Reuters) – Mexico has arrested 13 more people in connection with the escape of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, including the former director of the high-security prison he escaped from and a government official who oversaw Mexico’s prisons.
Anwar’s daughter urges Obama to pressure Malaysian leader
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The daughter of detained Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim called on the Obama administration on Friday to put pressure on her country’s prime minister, Najib Razak, to release her father and abandon authoritarian policie…
Venezuelan soldiers entered Colombia, fired weapons: Colombian army
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Members of Venezuela’s national guard crossed into Colombia on Friday, firing their weapons and setting a motorcycle on fire, the Colombian army said, amid an on-going diplomatic crisis between the two countries.
North Korea could seek concession on resort, missile for reunions
SEOUL (Reuters) – If North Korea goes ahead with reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean war it is going to expect rewards from the South in return, perhaps the reopening of a border tourist spot or even tacit acceptance of an expected mis…
Japan enacts bills easing pacifist constitution’s limits on military
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s parliament voted into law on Saturday a defense policy shift that could let troops fight overseas for the first time since 1945, a milestone in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s push to loosen the limits of the pacifist constitution…
Pope’s visit to Cuba raises prospect of human rights friction
HAVANA (Reuters) – Pope Francis flies to Cuba on Saturday for a three-night visit seen as a potential public relations coup for Cuba but also a risk he might speak more bluntly about democracy and human rights than the Communist government would like.
Mexican tourists who survived aerial bombing in Egypt return home
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Six Mexican tourists who survived a deadly air raid on their convoy by Egyptian security forces returned home on Friday, and Mexico’s government urged the public not to travel to the country after the group was apparently mistak…
Obama chips away at Cuba embargo, discusses efforts with Raul Castro
WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) – The United States announced new rules on Friday to further ease trade, travel and investment restrictions with Cuba, but Cuban President Raul Castro told President Barack Obama that Washington should go even further and li…
U.S. sees military talks with Russia on Syria as important next step: Kerry
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama believes that holding military talks with Russia on Syria is an important next step and hopes they will take place very shortly, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday.
Syrian army reversals spook Kremlin into hasty military build-up
MOSCOW (Reuters) – For Vladimir Putin, Russia’s military build-up in Syria is a potential diplomatic trump card and a handy way of diverting attention from Ukraine’s frozen conflict. But it was a panicky realization that the Syrian government was being…
