Argentina rebukes U.S. for failing to aid hunt for ex-spymaster
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina on Wednesday criticized Washington for failing to answer repeated inquiries about the whereabouts of a fugitive former spymaster who President Cristina Fernandez’s government suspects is seeking refuge in the United S…
Israel undermines U.S. peace effort, Palestinian Abbas tells U.N
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday accused Israel of sabotaging U.S. efforts to broker peace and said Israeli security operations at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem could lead to a religious war.
Mexico extradites two alleged drug lords to U.S. including ‘La Barbie’
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico has extradited to the United States two high-ranking alleged drug lords, the attorney general’s office said on Wednesday, the two most prominent to be handed over since the escape of Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquin “El Chap…
Dozens of nations back French appeal to limit use of U.N. veto
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Dozens of nations signed on to a French proposal on Wednesday that the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council refrain from exercising their veto in cases of mass atrocities and genocide.
Colombia President Santos: Some justice sacrificed for peace deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Colombia cannot punish Marxist guerrillas for war crimes as severely as some would like if the country wants a peace deal to end a 50-year conflict that has killed nearly a quarter million people, President Juan Manuel Santos told …
Rising anger in Thailand’s boom-to-bust northeast
KHON KAEN, Thailand (Reuters) – The rural heartland of Thailand’s deposed leader Yingluck Shinawatra and her exiled billionaire brother Thaksin is hurting as a result of the military government’s economic policies, stirring discontent and the threat of…
U.S. tells U.N. it wants to see boost in shipping into war-torn Yemen
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States has told the United Nations that it wants commercial shipping to conflict-torn Yemen to increase and cautioned that vessels should only be inspected when there are “reasonable grounds” to suspect illicit arm…
Curfew imposed in northern Liberia after ritual killings spark protests
MONROVIA (Reuters) – Authorities imposed a curfew in a town in northern Liberia after violent protests following a wave of suspected ritual killings, authorities said on Wednesday.
Dalai Lama leaves U.S. clinic after health check
(Reuters) – Tibet’s exiled Buddhist spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has left the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, after what his office called a routine annual check-up, hospital officials said on Wednesday.
Bahrain says uncovers large bomb-making factory
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahraini security forces have discovered a large bomb-making factory and arrested a number of suspects linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, the interior ministry said on Wednesday.
