Molotov cocktails, clashes as Mexico City braces for massacre protests
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Masked demonstrators threw Molotov cocktails and shot fireworks at police near Mexico City’s airport on Thursday as thousands prepared to protest President Enrique Pena Nieto’s handling of the apparent massacre of 43 trainee tea…
Friends, family bury slain Honduran Miss World contestant, sister
SANTA BARBARA Honduras (Reuters) – Amid applause and sobs, friends and family buried a murdered Honduran beauty queen and her sister on Thursday while authorities charged a suspect with the crime.
Iran nuclear talks stuck, deadline may be extended: officials
VIENNA (Reuters) – A deadline for resolving a 12-year-old dispute over Iran’s nuclear program may be extended from Monday until March because of sharp disagreements between Tehran and world powers, officials close to the talks said on Thursday.
Egypt arrests Brotherhood leader as crackdown intensifies
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian police on Thursday detained Mohamed Ali Bishr, one of the few Muslim Brotherhood leaders to escape jail after last year’s overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, extending a sweeping crackdown on political dissent.
At least six dead as militias fight U.N. in Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) – At least six people were killed and around 10 were injured in western Central African Republic during clashes pitting Christian militia fighters against U.N. peacekeepers, a town residents and local journalist said on Thursday.
Senior Islamic State figure killed in Mosul: sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An Islamic State leader has been killed in an air strike in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, residents and a local medical source said on Thursday.
Australia fears Islamist radicals joining forces with biker gangs
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia is confronting what authorities say is a growing threat from homegrown Islamist radicals and fears a new danger is about to rumble over the horizon – would-be militants hooking up with biker gangs.
Palestinian Authority must face U.S. trial over terror support: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. victims of bombings and shootings in Jerusalem more than a decade ago have cleared a final hurdle to take the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization to trial in New York for supporting the attacks.
Russia warns U.S. against arms to Ukraine as Biden due in Kiev
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Russia warned the United States on Thursday against supplying arms to Ukrainian forces fighting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, hours before U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden was due to arrive in Kiev.
Construction of Nicaragua canal to begin December 22: committee
MANAGUA (Reuters) – Construction of Nicaragua’s $50 billion Interoceanic Grand Canal, expected to rival the Panama Canal, will begin Dec. 22 after feasibility studies have been approved, the committee overseeing the project said on Thursday.
