Colombia rebels say army general’s capture is part of war
HAVANA/BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebels justified their capture of an army general in a remote jungle area as a legitimate act of war on Tuesday and urged the government to rethink its retaliatory suspension of peace talks.
Ivory Coast soldiers protest over benefits, bonuses
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Former rebels now serving in Ivory Coast’s army erected barricades and blocked streets outside barracks across the country on Tuesday in protest over unpaid salaries and bonuses, military sources and witnesses said.
Top German spy says Berlin under cyber attack from other states
BERLIN (Reuters) – German government and business computers are coming under increasing cyber attack every day from other states’ spy agencies, especially those of Russia and China, Germany’s domestic intelligence (BfV) chief said on Tuesday.
Iran to resist ‘excessive’ demands in push for nuclear deal
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran said it would resist Western pressure to make what it considered to be excessive concessions in nuclear talks that started on Tuesday, highlighting obstacles that could prevent a historic deal being reached by a Nov. 24 deadline…
Putin says United States will never ‘subdue’ Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The United States wants to subdue Moscow, but will never succeed, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.
Kenyan woman assaulted after march against miniskirt attacks
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan police have arrested dozens of men suspected of stripping naked a woman in public on the grounds she was indecently dressed, just after a protest against similar attacks, local media reported on Tuesday.
Romania’s next president says may try to topple government
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s incoming president Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday his party might try to topple Prime Minister Victor Ponta’s government next year, an early sign of the instability that might follow his surprise victory.
Iraqi security forces enter Baiji refinery: state TV
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Security forces entered Iraq’s largest refinery for the first time on Tuesday after months of battling Islamic State militants who had surrounded it, a police colonel said.
Zambia to hold presidential by-election Jan. 20
LUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambia’s interim leader announced a presidential by-election on Jan. 20 and called for calm and tolerance amid concerns about a tense contest to succeed President Michael Sata, who died in office last month.
Families in shock as Islamic State lures sons into ‘barbaric madness’
CARDIFF (Reuters) – “Do you know how much it hurts to raise someone and watch them grow and suddenly they’re just gone?” says Ahmed Muthana, 57, a retired electronics engineer in Wales whose two sons Nasser, 20, and Aseel, 17, have gone to fight for Islamic State.
