Colombia’s FARC says end of ceasefire a ‘step back’ in peace talks
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebels said on Monday the end to their unilateral ceasefire, which was called off last week after a government attack killed dozens of guerrilla fighters, is a setback for peace talks to end five decades of wa…
Taliban truck bomb hits government offices in southern Afghanistan, wounds dozens
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A Taliban suicide bomber in a truck loaded with explosives struck a provincial government neighborhood in Zabul in southern Afghanistan on Monday, wounding nearly 70 people, officials said.
Malaysia finds 139 graves in ‘cruel’ jungle trafficking camps
WANG KELIAN, Malaysia (Reuters) – Malaysia has found 139 graves, and signs of torture, in more than two dozen squalid human trafficking camps suspected to have been used by gangs smuggling migrants across the border with Thailand, the country’s police …
Japan and Malaysia bolster defense ties, with eyes on China
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and Malaysia agreed to bolster security ties and start talks on transfers of defense equipment and technology, their leaders said on Monday, as both separately wrangle with China over territorial spats.
Stalling economy hurts Turkey’s AK Party ahead of election
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Murat Dalga stands in a shop filled with everything but customers and swears he won’t be voting for Turkey’s ruling AK Party this time around.
U.S., allies conduct 35 air strikes against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies carried out 10 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and 25 strikes in Iraq since Sunday, the U.S. military said on Monday.
Iran will need to spend most of any post-sanctions windfall at home
WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranians will demand their government spend a windfall from the lifting of economic sanctions on improving the quality of life at home, limiting the degree to which a future nuclear deal could fund Tehran’s allies on Middle…
Libyan rival parliament to replace fuel, food subsidies with cash payments
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – One of Libya’s rival parliaments wants to replace subsidies for food and fuel with cash payments to citizens, to relieve some of the pressure on public finances hit hard by dwindling oil revenue, a senior lawmaker said on Monday.
Eyeing the next frontier, Miami law firms ramp up Cuba strategy
MIAMI (Reuters) – The Florida Bar is sending its first ever delegation of lawyers to Cuba this week to explore emerging new business opportunities as prospects heat up for closer political and commercial relations between the United States and the Comm…
Tanzania to pick new president, parliament on Oct. 25: officials
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzanians will pick a new president and parliament on Oct. 25, officials said on Monday, in a national election likely to be dominated by the ruling party despite rising anger at poverty and corruption.
