Central African Republic militias agree to disarmament deal
BANGUI (Reuters) – Rival armed groups in Central African Republic agreed on Sunday to a peace accord requiring them to disarm and potentially face justice for war crimes committed during two years of conflict.
Eight dead in bus crash in northeastern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Eight people died and 44 people were injured in a crash between two buses early on Sunday morning in northeastern Mexico, according to a government statement.
Australian conservatives readying for more cautious, do or die second budget
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, facing growing pressure to call early elections, is expected to take a far more cautious tack in the conservative government’s second budget on Tuesday after a politically disastrous plan last y…
Afghan clerics uneasy as civil rights movement gains momentum
KABUL (Reuters) – Powerful religious leaders in Afghanistan are growing uneasy about the challenge to their authority posed by rare civil rights protests in Kabul and widespread anger over the lynching of a young woman wrongly accused of burning a Kora…
Polish president suffers shock reverse in first round vote: exit poll
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski came in a surprise second behind his conservative opponent in the first round of a presidential election on Sunday and must now face him in a run-off, an exit poll showed.
Putin says Ukraine peace ‘moving forward’ despite problems
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday that the peace process in eastern Ukraine was progressing despite difficulties.
Putin says Ukraine peace ‘moving forward’ despite problems
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday that the peace process in eastern Ukraine was progressing despite difficulties.
Venezuela parliamentary elections to be held in fourth quarter
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela will hold parliamentary elections in the last quarter of this year and the exact date will be announced soon, the head of the National Electoral Council (CNE) said on Sunday.
Houthis accept five-day truce in Yemen proposed by Saudi Arabia
CAIRO/ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen’s dominant Houthi group accepted a five-day humanitarian ceasefire proposed by its adversary Saudi Arabia on Sunday but said it would respond to any violations of the pause.
Ten killed in latest gang violence in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Ten suspected gang members were killed in eastern El Salvador in two incidents apparently perpetrated by other gang members, police said on Sunday, the latest in a surge of violence in the Central American country.
