Colombian president confirms ouster of Bogota mayor
BOGOTA (Reuters) – The mayor of Colombia’s capital city Bogota was ousted from his post on Wednesday, President Juan Manuel Santos said in a controversial decision that could affect May presidential elections and a peace process with left-wing rebels.
Libya asks U.N., world for help after wave of bombings, violence
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya called on the United Nations and international community to help fight what it called a war on terrorism, the government said on Wednesday, struggling to stop the major oil producer sliding into widening chaos and instability….
Russian forces seize two Ukrainian bases in Crimea
SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine/MOSCOW (Reuters) – The United States warned Moscow it was on a “dark path” to isolation on Wednesday as Russian troops seized two Ukrainian naval bases, including a headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol where they raised th…
U.S. examines pilot simulator data as Malaysia plane search falters
KUALA LUMPUR/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI is helping Malaysian authorities to analyze data from a flight simulator belonging to the captain of a missing Malaysian airliner, a U.S. official said on Wednesday as investigators grasped for clues 12 days …
Russia, Syria decry U.S. closure of Syrian embassy
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Syria and its Russian ally on Wednesday criticized the decision by the United States to suspend the operations of Syria’s embassy in Washington and consulates in other cities.
Video shows Toronto mayor inhaling from glass cylinder -police
TORONTO (Reuters) – A video obtained by police last year shows Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who has admitted to using crack cocaine, inhaling some kind of vapor from a glass cylinder, according to police documents unsealed on Wednesday.
Senegal failing on pledge to halt abuse in Koranic schools: HRW
DAKAR, March 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A year after a fire killed eight children when it ripped through a Koranic school in Senegal, the government has failed to prosecute those responsible and to halt the abuse of young boys in Islamic educati…
France puts Equatorial Guinea leader’s son under formal investigation
PARIS (Reuters) – The son of Equatorial Guinea’s president has been put under formal investigation in France for money laundering, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Turkish president contradicts Erdogan, dismissing foreign plot
ANKARA (Reuters) – President Abdullah Gul has dismissed suggestions that outside forces are conspiring against Turkey, openly contradicting Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s assertions that a corruption scandal shaking the country is part of a foreign-ba…
Two army officers, teenager killed in violence in Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – Ten people were killed in violence across Egypt on Wednesday, months ahead of a presidential vote meant to put Egypt back on a democratic path after last July’s army takeover.
