Brazil’s Silva not yet ready to endorse Neves in runoff
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Environmentalist Marina Silva said on Thursday she will wait for political pledges from pro-business opposition candidate Aecio Neves before backing him in the Oct. 26 runoff to Brazil’s presidential election.
North Korea leader Kim is still in charge, has leg injury: source
BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is in firm control of his government but has hurt his leg, a source with access to the secretive North’s leadership said, playing down speculation over the 31-year-old’s health and grip on power…
Mexico captures Juarez Cartel boss: government source
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico captured the leader of the once-feared Juarez Cartel in the country’s restive north on Thursday, the second drug kingpin to fall in just over a week, a government source said.
Mexico finds more graves at site of suspected student massacre
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities have found four more clandestine graves containing charred human remains at a site in the restive southwest of the country, where officials fear missing students were massacred by gang members and police.
Islamic State seizes large areas of Syrian town despite air strikes
MURSITPINAR Turkey/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters seized more than a third of the Syrian border town of Kobani, a monitoring group said on Thursday, as U.S.-led air strikes failed to halt their advance and Turkish forces looked on without in…
U.S. Air Force probed for scrapping costly planes bought for Afghans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. government watchdog agency is asking the Air Force to explain why it decided to destroy 16 aircraft initially bought for the Afgan air force and turn them into $32,000 of scrap metal instead of finding other ways to salvag…
Nine killed including U.N. peacekeeper in Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) – A U.N peacekeeper from Pakistan was killed in an ambush in the capital of Central African Republic on Thursday bringing the death toll in 48 hours of fighting to at least nine, according to the United Nations and the country’s Red Cr…
Haiti’s former dictator ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier denied state funeral
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The life of Haiti’s former dictator, Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, will be celebrated at a private Mass on Saturday, his lawyer said, ending speculation about government plans for an official state funeral.
Campaigners launch first anti-slavery organizations database
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A global database of organizations fighting modern slavery and human trafficking will help connect victims with the help they need, a group of charities said on Thursday.
Colombia says rebel chief has been to Cuba for peace talks
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian guerrilla leader Rodrigo Londono has traveled secretly to Cuba several times in the last year to meet with his team of negotiators as part of peace talks to end 50 years of civil war, Colombian officials said on Thursday.
