Ethiopians struggle to come to terms with beheadings of compatriots in Libya
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Hundreds of grieving relatives gathered outside the homes of two Ethiopians who were among dozens shown being shot and beheaded in a video purportedly made by Islamic State militants in Libya, struggling to make sense of their l…
Colombia will not cave to political pressure to end peace talks: Santos
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said on Tuesday he will not allow peace talks with FARC rebels to collapse under political pressure from the opposition and renewed calls for the Marxist group to show its commitment to end 50 …
Kerry to host Japan’s Abe in Boston on April 26: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Boston on Sunday, April 26, as part of the Japanese leader’s visit to the United States, the State Department said on Tuesday.
Kenya suspends senior security officials over al Shabaab university attack
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya has suspended nine senior security officials pending an investigation into their handling of this month’s attack on a university by al Shabaab militants in which 148 people were killed, the interior minister said on Tuesday.
U.S., allies conduct 28 air strikes in Syria and Iraq: military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-led forces targeted Islamic State militants in Syria with six air strikes from Monday to Tuesday morning and conducted 22 strikes against the group in Iraq, the U.S. military said.
Afghan forces free 19 kidnapped de-miners: ministry
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan security forces on Tuesday freed 19 mine clearance workers kidnapped in the east of the country, authorities said.
Honduras foiled 2014 cartel plot to kill president, official says
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduran security forces foiled an international plan last year by drug traffickers to assassinate President Juan Hernandez after he launched a crackdown on organized crime, the government said on Tuesday.
Auschwitz bookkeeper admits ‘moral guilt’ at Holocaust trial
LUENEBURG, Germany (Reuters) – A 93-year-old former bookkeeper at Auschwitz who is accused of being an accessory to mass murder told a German court that he felt morally guilty for his work at the Nazi death camp, describing in detail the grisly killing…
U.N. refugee chief to visit Kenya to plan return of Somali refugees
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The head of the U.N. refugee agency will visit Kenya in early May to discuss plans to repatriate more than 335,800 Somali refugees following a massacre by Somali Islamists at a Kenyan university.
France warns Indonesia of damage to ties over death-row Frenchman
LONDON (Reuters) – Indonesia will face repercussions from France if it goes ahead with the execution by firing squad of a Frenchman convicted of drug offences, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Tuesday.
