Colombia’s FARC leader says all rebels on board for peace
BOGOTA (Reuters) – All of Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebels, from foot soldiers to commanders, are committed to peace talks, its leader said, and while the group will continue to fight government policy, the battle will go ahead without any shots being fi…
At U.N., Hungary defends blocking migrants, says fences not ‘for fun’
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Hungary’s foreign minister on Tuesday rejected criticism of his country’s handling of migrants fleeing to Europe from war zones and said the decision to build fences on its borders was not done “for fun,” but to protect the E…
French court orders seizure of properties tied to Congo president’s family
PARIS (Reuters) – French judges have ordered the seizure of properties tied to the family of Republic of Congo’s President Denis Sassou Nguesso in an investigation over suspected ill-gotten wealth, a source at the prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday.
U.N. chief demands South Sudan leaders correct ‘grave mistakes’
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – South Sudan’s president and a rebel leader accused each other on Tuesday of violating a ceasefire brokered to end a 21-month conflict in the world’s newest state as United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon appealed to them “not to be…
Ukraine, rebels agree to broaden weapons withdrawal
MINSK (Reuters) – Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists have agreed to extend a pull-back of weapons in east Ukraine to include tanks and smaller weapons systems, the OSCE’s representative at peace talks, Martin Sajdik, said on Tuesday.
Turkey’s Erdogan says over 30 Kurdish militants killed in raids
ANKARA/DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said the Turkish military had killed more than 30 Kurdish militants on Friday in a cross-border operation he described as part of the rebels’ “last struggle”.
Taliban attack airport after seizing northern Afghan city
KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban fighters clashed with Afghan government forces near Kunduz airport on Tuesday, a day after the militants seized control of the northern city in arguably the biggest victory of their 14-year insurgency.
More than 20 killed in Mozambique gunbattle: government spokesman
MAPUTO (Reuters) – More than 20 people were killed in a shootout at the weekend between Mozambican forces and gunmen in a convoy carrying the leader of the main opposition party, a government spokesman said on Tuesday.
Burkina ex-coup leader calls on troops to lay down arms
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – The general who led a short-lived coup by Burkina Faso’s presidential guard this month called on his troops to lay down their arms, local radio said on Tuesday, after the army surrounded their camp following their refusal to dis…
U.S. sanctions Islamic State supporters, targets finances
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States tightened financial pressure on Islamic State on Tuesday, slapping sanctions on more than 30 leaders, supporters and affiliates around the world to squeeze the militant group Washington is having trouble defeati…
