Accused businessman in Guatemala customs scam incriminates Perez
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – A Guatemalan businessman accused of participating in a customs fraud that brought down the country’s president told a court on Monday that half the bribes in the scam were paid to the former leader and his ex vice president.
At least one killed in protests at MMG’s Las Bambas project in Peru
LIMA (Reuters) – At least one person was killed and 13 wounded in clashes between police and protesters demanding that MMG Ltd revise part of its $7.4 billion Las Bambas copper project and hire more locals, authorities said on Monday.
At U.N., Castro says U.S. must end embargo to have normal Cuba ties
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Cuba and the United States can normalize ties only after Washington ends its trade embargo and returns the Guantanamo U.S. naval base to Cuban control, President Raul Castro told the United Nations General Assembly on Monday….
Countries pledge 40,000 U.N. peacekeepers at U.N. summit
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Monday more than 50 countries have pledged some 40,000 peacekeepers for possible deployment on United Nations missions, as well as helicopters, medical units and training and equipment…
Central African Republic leader leaves U.N. early due to violence in Bangui
BANGUI/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Central African Republic’s interim president, Catherine Samba-Panza, left the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Monday to return home due to the worst violence in the capital of her country this year, two …
At U.N., Castro says U.S. must end embargo to have normal Cuba ties
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Cuba and the United States can normalize ties only after Washington ends its trade embargo and returns the Guantanamo U.S. naval base to Cuban control, President Raul Castro told the United Nations General Assembly on Monday….
At U.N., Obama and Putin clash over working with Syria’s Assad
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States said on Monday it was willing to cooperate with Russia, as well as Iran, to try to end the Syrian civil war, but the two big powers clashed over whether to work with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Central African Republic leader leaves U.N. early due to violence in Bangui
BANGUI/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The interim president of Central African Republic Catherine Samba-Panza left the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Monday to return home due to the worst violence in the capital of her country this year, two Western…
Prisoners escape jail in Central African Republic capital
BANGUI (Reuters) – Hundreds of prisoners escaped from the main jail in Central African Republic’s capital on Monday, said a senior security source in a city where around 30 people have been killed over three days in the worst violence this year.
Countries pledge 30,000 peacekeepers at U.N. summit
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Monday that more than 50 countries have pledged some 30,000 peacekeepers for possible deployment on United Nations missions, as well as helicopters, medical units and training and equi…
