U.S. training of Syrian rebels could begin in spring: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military has made progress in its effort to identify moderate Syrian rebels to train for the fight against Islamic State militants and a U.S. training mission could begin this spring, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
Nine dead after clashes in violent western Mexican state
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – At least nine suspected gang members were killed on Tuesday in the western Mexican state of Michoacan, which is falling back into violence after authorities said it had been stabilized.
Governor of Congo mining province loses party post in rift with president
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Moise Katumbi, the powerful governor of Democratic Republic of Congo’s copper-producing Katanga province, has been removed as regional head of the ruling party, political sources said, highlighting a deepening rift with President J…
More objects found in AirAsia wreck hunt, but no sign of black box
JAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) – Search teams scouring the ocean for the wreckage of an AirAsia jet found two new metal objects on Tuesday, but nine days after the plane crashed officials say there is still no sign of the crucial black box flight recorde…
Obama, Mexican president discuss Cuba and drug cartels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States would insist that human rights in Cuba be discussed at a Summit of the Americas later this year and that Washington would help crack down on drug cartels in Mexico.
Uber vehicles impounded in South Africa: executive
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Police in Cape Town, South Africa, impounded 33 Uber vehicles over the weekend in a dispute over what type of permits drivers should hold, an Uber executive said.
Hamas man sentenced by Israel to life for teen killings that led to Gaza war
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli military court on Tuesday sentenced a Palestinian to life imprisonment over the killing of three Israeli youths, whose abduction in the occupied West Bank set off a chain of events leading to the 50-day Gaza war last su…
Man claiming to be LRA commander surrenders in Central African Republic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A man identifying himself as Dominic Ongwen, a senior commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army, has given himself up to U.S.-African forces tracking the guerrilla group in the Central African Republic, the State Department said on…
Kashmir shelling, spat over Pakistan aid mar run-up to Kerry trip
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Reports of a $500-million Washington aid package to Pakistan and a period of intense border shelling in Kashmir have overshadowed the run-up to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to India in the next few days.Kerry travels…
Tribal chief, four others killed in Yemeni ambush: tribal sources
SANAA (Reuters) – Unidentified assailants killed a Yemeni tribal chief allied with Shi’ite Muslim Houthi militias and at least four other people in an ambush on Tuesday, tribal sources said.
