Colombia detains China-flagged ship for illegal arms transport
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian authorities detained a China-flagged ship traveling to Cuba for illegally transporting around 100 tonnes of gunpowder and other materials used to make explosives and arrested the captain, the attorney general’s office said….
Film on 2012 Delhi gang rape stokes debate on Indian male mindset
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A new documentary based on the fatal gang rape of a woman in New Delhi in 2012 highlights gender inequality and sex crimes in India, with the seeming lack of remorse among those convicted of the crime shocking even the film’s dire…
Activist writer’s trial tests freedom of expression in Italy
ROME (Reuters) – When he lent his support to a fight against a high-speed train line through the mountains between France and Italy, Erri De Luca never expected to face jail.
U.S.-led coalition launches 14 air strikes against Islamic State: task force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its coalition partners staged 14 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq since early Monday, according to the Combined Joint Task Force leading the operations.
Pope approves legal framework for financial reform
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis approved detailed new plans to reform Vatican finances on Tuesday, giving the Australian cardinal leading the changes sweeping powers to monitor Vatican departments and ensure budgets conform to international accou…
Nobel Peace Prize chairman demoted, first time in 114-year history
OSLO (Reuters) – The committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize demoted its chairman on Tuesday, for the first time in the 114-year history of the award after his right-wing opponents won a majority on the prestigious panel.
U.S. envoy to Yemen to work from Jeddah after embassy’s closure
MONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to Yemen will track Yemeni events from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia following last month’s closure of the U.S. embassy in Sanaa, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.
Nigeria’s Boko Haram releases beheading video echoing Islamic State
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram released a video purporting to show it beheading two men, its first online posting using advanced graphics and editing techniques similar to footage from Islamic State.
Ukraine says return of Crimea a must for mending ties with Russia
TOKYO (Reuters) – No normalization of ties between Ukraine and Russia is likely unless the region of Crimea, now under Russian control, is returned to Kiev’s sovereignty, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said on Tuesday.
Syrian rebels reject U.N. envoy’s ceasefire plan
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Syrian rebels dealt a blow to a U.N. envoy’s proposal for a ceasefire in the northern city of Aleppo as his team headed there on Tuesday, saying the plan would only benefit the Syrian government at the expense of the opposition.
