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.
Protesters injured in Bahrain clashes: witnesses
MANAMA (Reuters) – Several people were injured on Tuesday when demonstrators clashed with Bahraini security forces in the capital Manama during protests over the detention of a prominent opposition leader, eyewitnesses said.
Iran nuclear talks with six powers to resume Jan. 18 in Geneva: IRNA
DUBAI (Reuters) – The next round of nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers will begin on January 18 in Geneva, Tehran’s chief negotiator was quoted by the official news agency IRNA on Tuesday as saying.
Dozens of Islamist fighters killed as battle of Kobani rages on
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Forty-one Islamic State militants were killed in the Syrian border town of Kobani on Tuesday as U.S.-led air strikes helped local forces push the group to the city’s edges, a monitoring group said.
Female suicide bomber hits police station in Istanbul’s historic heart
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A female suicide bomber blew herself up at a police station in Istanbul’s historic Sultanahmet district on Tuesday, killing one officer and wounding another.
