Uruguay to sell marijuana tax-free to undercut drug traffickers
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – Uruguay will exempt marijuana production and sales from taxes in a bid to ensure prices remain low enough to undercut competition from black market pot smuggled in from Paraguay, according to consultants advising the government o…
Former Bosnian Serb military chief denies targeting Sarajevo civilians
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Former Bosnian Serb wartime commander Ratko Mladic contested charges on Monday of deliberately shelling civilians during the siege of Sarajevo, one of the worst atrocities of the Balkan wars of the 1990s.
India’s Gandhis offer to resign after defeat, party refuses
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Sonia and Rahul Gandhi offered on Monday to resign from their posts as leaders of the Congress party after its worst ever election performance, but colleagues refused to let them go.
U.S. warns of risk of renewed conflict after Mali clashes
BAMAKO (Reuters) – The United States warned on Monday that northern Mali risked sliding back into war and called for the government and Tuareg separatists to return to talks after deadly weekend clashes in in a traditional rebel stronghold.
Over one million Bosnians affected by floods: foreign minister
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – More than a quarter of Bosnia’s 4 million people have been affected by the worst floods to hit the Balkans in over a century, Foreign Minister Zlatko Lagumdzija said on Monday.
Greek opposition declares anti-austerity triumph in local vote
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s main opposition party Syriza declared a victory for its anti-austerity message on Monday after its candidates fared strongly in big local election races in Athens and the surrounding region.
Open letter to Obama calls for new steps to promote change in Cuba
MIAMI (Reuters) – The White House should expand licensed travel for all Americans to Cuba and increase support for civil society on the communist-ruled island, according to an open letter to President Barack Obama that was signed by an unprecedented gr…
Egypt court acquits 169 Brotherhood supporters
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court acquitted 169 Muslim Brotherhood supporters charged in connection with unrest that followed the overthrow of president Mohamed Mursi last year, breaking a pattern of mass convictions at trials involving the Islamist …
Saudi Arabia closes embassy in Libya due to security concerns
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia closed its embassy and consulate in the Libyan capital and withdrew all of its diplomatic staff on Monday due to security concerns, the ambassador said.
Race begins to succeed Peres as Israel’s president
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The race to succeed Shimon Peres as Israel’s president began officially on Monday, after what was widely seen as a bid by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to abolish the post and its king-making potential.
