Police evacuate 18 from Paris suburb store hold-up
PARIS (Reuters) – French police evacuated 18 people from a Primark clothes store in a shopping precinct just outside Paris that was held up by robbers on Monday, police sources said.
Islamic State audio tape raises doubt whether Afghan leader dead
KABUL (Reuters) – Islamic State on Monday released an audio tape it said was of the movement’s leader for Afghanistan, raising doubts over whether he was killed in a U.S. drone strike on Friday.
Burundi president’s faces emerging armed rebellion as vote looms
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza may find an election victory he is assured of this month swiftly overshadowed by the emergence of an armed insurgency in a nation at the heart of one of Africa’s most combustible regions.
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…
Pope closes South America trip urging youths to ‘make a mess’
ASUNCION (Reuters) – Pope Francis left for Rome on Sunday at the end of a trip to South America during which he censured capitalism, championed the rights of the poor, warned of irreversible damage to the planet and urged youths to “make a mess”.
High-profile Tibetan monk dies in prison in China
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Tibetan monk who was one of China’s most prominent political prisoners has died in prison, a relative and human rights activists said on Monday, raising the prospect of an increase in resentment of the government in Tibetan region…
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.
