Mexico arrests vigilante leader in state torn by violence
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities detained one of the most well-known leaders of vigilante groups that have been battling drug gangs in the western Mexican state of Michoacan, a federal official said on Friday.
Panama court orders release of jailed North Korean sailors
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – A Panamanian court on Friday ordered the release of three North Korean ship officers who were jailed after they were caught smuggling Cuban weapons through the Central American country.
EU signs trade pact with Ukraine, ceasefire extended by 72 hours
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union signed an historic free-trade pact with Ukraine on Friday and warned it could impose more sanctions on Moscow unless pro-Russian rebels act to wind down the crisis in the east of the country by Monday.
Venezuela blackout leaves commuters scrambling, silences president
CARACAS (Reuters) – A blackout cut power to much of Venezuela on Friday afternoon, snarling traffic in the capital Caracas and other major cities and interrupting a televised speech by the president in the country’s second nationwide electricity outage…
Exclusive: U.N. experts trace recent seized arms to Iran, violating embargo
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A U.N. expert panel has concluded that a shipment of rockets and other weapons that was seized by Israel came from Iran and represents a violation of the U.N. arms embargo on Tehran, according to a confidential report obtaine…
EU signs trade pact with Ukraine, ceasefire extended by 72 hours
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union signed an historic free-trade pact with Ukraine on Friday and warned it could impose more sanctions on Moscow unless pro-Russian rebels act to wind down the crisis in the east of the country by Monday.
Somali expats fear bank curbs on sending money home
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Each month, 42-year-old Abdirizak Alibos shows up at a money transfer business in the heart of Minneapolis to send $500 to his three children in war-torn Somalia.
U.S. trims Nigeria surveillance flights seeking abducted girls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it had decreased its surveillance flights in the search for more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants in Nigeria, but added that the overall effort was unchanged due to more flights…
Ukraine extends ceasefire by 72 hours until Monday
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine on Friday extended a government forces’ ceasefire against separatist rebels by 72 hours until 10 p.m. on Monday, the website of President Petro Poroshenko said.
Venezuela blackout leaves commuters scrambling, silences president
CARACAS (Reuters) – A blackout cut power to much of Venezuela on Friday, snarling traffic in the capital Caracas and other major cities as authorities scrambled to restore electricity after the outage, which twice interrupted a presidential broadcast.
