Colombia president starts new term, warns FARC to halt attacks
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos was sworn in to a second term on Thursday promising to bring peace and equality to the nation, but warned Marxist rebels that talks to end five decades of war could rupture if hostilities again…
U.N.-backed tribunal in Cambodia jails Khmer Rouge duo for life
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – A U.N.-backed tribunal in Cambodia sentenced the top two surviving cadres of the 1970s Khmer Rouge regime to life in jail on Thursday, delivering a semblance of justice for one of the darkest and bloodiest chapters of the twentie…
Exclusive: Liberia health system collapsing as Ebola spreads
WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The health care system in Liberia is collapsing, hospitals closing down and medical workers fleeing from the Ebola epidemic, which is poised to worsen, Liberia’s foreign minister said on Thursday.
U.S., Iran have ‘constructive’ nuclear talks in Geneva: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and Iranian officials had a “constructive discussion” about Iran’s nuclear program in Geneva on Thursday, the U.S. State Department said without providing details.
U.S. takes control of $480 million stolen by Nigerian dictator Abacha
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has taken control of more than $480 million looted by former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha and his associates after a court ruling, the Justice Department said on Thursday.
China frees prominent lawyer who defended religious freedom
BEIJING (Reuters) – China freed a prominent human rights lawyer after three years in prison on Thursday, his brother told Reuters, ending the latest period of detention for the religious-freedom campaigner whose treatment attracted international condem…
Mediators race against clock to extend Gaza truce
GAZA/CAIRO (Reuters) – Mediators worked against the clock on Thursday to extend a truce between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, as the three-day ceasefire entered its final hours.
Battered Venezuelan opposition will reorganize: wife of jailed leader
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s beleaguered opposition coalition, rocked by in-fighting and a high-profile resignation, will come back stronger after reorganization, the wife of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez said in an interview.
Military threat key to push FDLR rebels in Congo to disarm: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Rwandan rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo believe an extended deadline to disarm allows them to stall, a top U.N. official said on Thursday, suggesting military action against factions which do not comply or commit human…
German government approval rating at record high: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germans’ satisfaction with their government has reached an all-time high, a survey has found, with 59 percent declaring themselves happy with Angela Merkel’s right-left coalition, and 74 percent saying they specifically approved of t…
