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.
Romania’s PM quits as party leader pending criminal investigation
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta said he would stand down as leader of the ruling PSD party on Sunday until prosecutors have completed a criminal investigation against him.
Far right group challenges Ukraine government after shootout
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian far right group demanded the resignation of the interior minister and said it would block roads around Kiev on Sunday in a standoff over a fatal gun battle that challenges the authority of the government.
U.S., allies target Islamic State with 27 air strikes in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-led forces conducted 16 air strikes in Syria and 11 more in Iraq against Islamic State forces on Saturday, the Combined Joint Task Force leading the air operations said on Sunday.
Bahrain arrests opposition leader freed three weeks ago: agency
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain has arrested a prominent Sunni Muslim opposition leader three weeks after he was freed from jail for plotting to overthrow the monarchy, the interior ministry said on Sunday.
Suicide bomber kills five in Baghdad shrine neighborhood
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A suicide car bomber killed five people on Sunday in Baghdad’s northern neighborhood of Kadhimiya, home to one of Shi’ite Islam’s holiest shrines, police and medical sources said.
