Shaken by deportations, Colombians in Venezuela fret for future
CARACAS (Reuters) – Shaken by the deportation of over a thousand compatriots, Venezuela’s roughly 5 million Colombians are grappling with whether to stay on in the crisis-hit country that has become increasingly unlivable.
Saudi Arabia holding main suspect in 1996 Khobar Towers bombing: report
DUBAI (Reuters) – The main suspect in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers residence at a U.S. military base in Saudi Arabia has been captured after nearly 20 years on the run, a Saudi-owned newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Rescuers save 3,000 migrants in Mediterranean, 55 dead
ROME (Reuters) – Rescuers saved about 3,000 migrants but found more than 50 dead on boats near the coast of Libya on Wednesday, the Italian coast guard said.
Hungary scrambles to confront migrant influx, Merkel heckled
ROSZKE, Hungary (Reuters) – Hungary made plans on Wednesday to reinforce its southern border with helicopters, mounted police and dogs, and was also considering using the army as record numbers of migrants, many of them Syrian refugees, passed through …
U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan, Taliban grab district
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban fighters seized a district headquarters in Afghanistan’s Helmand province on Monday despite repeated U.S. air strikes to repel them, adding to the insurgents’ recent advances in a heavily fought over region …
Tsipras softens stand on Greek debt relief before election
ATHENS (Reuters) – Outgoing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras signaled on Wednesday he would accept an easing of Greece’s huge debt burden if he wins elections expected next month without any of the write-offs he has long demanded.
Ukraine, separatists to strive for full ceasefire from September 1
MINSK (Reuters) – Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists, in a gesture to shore up a tenuous ceasefire, agreed on Wednesday to strive for an end to all truce violations from next Tuesday, the OSCE and rebel representatives said.
Brazil court gives another 15 days for Rousseff to explain accounts
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s highest accounting court gave another 15 days for President Dilma Rousseff to respond to accusations she doctored the government accounts last year to hide the deterioration of the country’s finances.
Serbia may hold early elections, decision by end-September: PM Vucic
VIENNA (Reuters) – Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday there was a 50/50 chance his government would call an early election, but he declined to give his reasons.
Colombia rebel pleads guilty in U.S. to hostage taking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A member of the Colombian FARC rebel group pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to hostage-taking charges stemming from the 2003 kidnappings of three U.S. citizens in Colombia, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday.
