Colombia’s Santos says justice main hurdle to rebel peace deal
BOGOTA (Reuters) – The biggest hurdle to signing peace with Colombia’s FARC rebels and ending a half century of war is getting the Marxist group to agree to face punishment for human rights abuses, President Juan Manuel Santos told Reuters.
U.N. warns of ‘slaughter of innocents’ in Syrian refugee camp
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – United Nations officials warned on Wednesday of a potential “slaughter of innocents” unless aid and assistance reached a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria where thousands of civilians are trapped up in a vicious ba…
Former senior Bosnian Serb officer’s life sentence for Srebrenica genocide is upheld
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – International war crimes judges on Wednesday upheld a life sentence against a former senior Bosnian Serb military officer for genocide over his role in the massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica in 1995.
Islamic State bombs target Syria rivals, kill 31: monitors
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two car bombs set off by Islamic State insurgents killed at least 31 people in northern Syria including a senior rival fighter from al Qaeda’s Nusra Front, a group monitoring the war said on Wednesday.
U.S.-led forces conduct six air strikes in Iraq, Syria: military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-led forces targeted Islamic State militants with four air strikes in Iraq and two in Syria since early Tuesday, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.
Iranian establishment faces risks if nuclear deal fails
ANKARA (Reuters) – Failure to finalize a framework agreement between Iran and the six major powers aimed at curbing the country’s sensitive nuclear work could profoundly destabilize the Islamic Republic, analysts and politicians say.
After Bardo attack, Tunisia treads line between security and freedoms
TUNIS (Reuters) – Soon after Islamist militants gunned down 21 foreign tourists in Tunisia’s Bardo museum last month, newspaper columnists, radio hosts and politicians swiftly called for a merciless crackdown to save their young democracy.
ICC prosecutor: Slim chance of IS leaders facing war crimes inquiry
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said on Wednesday there is evidence of war crimes by Islamic State insurgents in Iraq and Syria but little prospect yet that their leaders will be investigated by the ICC.
North Korea says expels U.S. aid worker for ‘anti-state conspiracy’
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Wednesday it was expelling an American aid worker for engaging in what it said was a conspiracy against the state, just weeks after the country ejected a German aid worker.
Shanghai city government strips deputy secretary of post
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Shanghai authorities said on Wednesday the deputy secretary of the city government had been removed from his post, as China widens an anti-corruption crackdown on senior officials.
