Colombia says to de-escalate war if rebels uphold ceasefire
HAVANA/BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia pledged on Sunday to de-escalate military action against leftist guerrillas if the rebels uphold their unilateral ceasefire, providing a breakthrough in peace talks that had been threatened by an escalation of battlef…
U.S. considering drones in North Africa to monitor Islamic State: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is holding discussions with countries in North Africa about locating drones at a base there to heighten monitoring of Islamic State in Libya, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing a senior administr…
Pope ends South America trip urging youths to ‘make a mess’
ASUNCION (Reuters) – Pope Francis, drawing to a close his three-country tour of South America, on Sunday urged tens of thousands of youths in Paraguay to look after their less fortunate peers and fight for a dignified life filled with hope and strength…
Euro zone leaders: Greece must do more to earn rescue
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone leaders told near-bankrupt Greece at an emergency summit on Sunday it must enact key reforms this week to restore trust before they will open talks on a financial rescue to keep it in the European currency area.
Baghdad car bombs and suicide attacks kill 35 – sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Car bombs and suicide attacks targeting mainly Shi’ite Muslim districts of Baghdad killed 35 people on Sunday, one of the heaviest recent tolls in the Iraqi capital, which has faced a wave of bombings by Islamic State militants.
Mexico kingpin ‘Chapo’ Guzman stages brazen jailbreak in blow to president
ALMOLOYA DE JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexico’s most notorious drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, broke out of a high-security prison on Saturday night for the second time, escaping in a tunnel built right under his cell, and heaping embarrassment o…
Iran, powers nearing nuclear deal, no agreement seen before Monday
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran and six world powers were close to nailing down a historic nuclear deal that would bring sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on Tehran’s atomic program, but the Iranian foreign minister said no agreement would be announced on…
Rocket attack kills four in Libya’s Benghazi city: medics
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Four people were killed and 15 wounded when a rocket hit a residential district in the eastern Libyan port city of Benghazi on Sunday, medics said.
Colombia says to de-escalate war if rebels uphold ceasefire
HAVANA (Reuters) – Colombia pledged on Sunday to de-escalate military action against leftist guerrillas if the rebels uphold their unilateral ceasefire, providing a breakthrough in peace talks that had been threatened by an escalation of battlefield vi…
Suicide car bomb kills 25 in east Afghanistan near U.S. base
KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide car bomb killed 25 people and wounded 10 in southeastern Afghanistan close to a U.S. base on Sunday, police said.
