Somalia’s president expects new military push to begin in days
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told Reuters on Tuesday he expected a new military drive by African Union and Somali forces to start in the next few days to push al Shabaab militants from more territory.
Mexico rescues 39 kidnapped Central American immigrants
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Local police and federal soldiers rescued 39 Central American immigrants on Monday at a residence in the northern border state of Tamaulipas, state security authorities said in a statement on Tuesday.
U.S. general dead, German general wounded in Afghan attack
KABUL (Reuters) – A U.S. general was killed and more than a dozen people were wounded on Tuesday, including a German general, in the latest insider attack by a man believed to be an Afghan soldier, U.S., German and Afghan officials said.
U.S. general dead, German general wounded in Afghan attack
KABUL (Reuters) – A U.S. general was killed and more than a dozen people were wounded on Tuesday, including a German general, in the latest insider attack by a man believed to be an Afghan soldier, U.S., German and Afghan officials said.
U.S., South Sudan prod rebels as peace efforts sputter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry both prodded rebels in the African country to engage in sputtering peace efforts on Tuesday after mediators said they failed to show up for the latest roun…
In Scotland, pro-independence leader flunks TV debate
GLASGOW Scotland (Reuters) – The leader of Scotland’s campaign for independence failed to turn a U.S.-style television debate into a victory for his cause on Tuesday six weeks before Scots vote on whether to break up the United Kingdom.
Congo imprisons opposition leader following public rally
KINSHASA (Reuters) – An opposition leader in Democratic Republic of Congo was imprisoned on Tuesday after he spoke at a rally calling on President Joseph Kabila to respect constitutional term limits and step aside in presidential elections due in 2016….
Argentina rights activist to meet kidnapped grandson after 36 years
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A leading human rights activist in Argentina will finally meet the grandson torn from her family 36 years ago when he was kidnapped by agents of the country’s right-wing dictatorship.
Ceasefire agreed in Lebanese border town battle
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese army and Islamist militants agreed a 24-hour ceasefire on Tuesday after four days of fighting triggered by the rebels’ seizure of a border town, in the most serious spillover of Syria’s three-year civil war into Lebanon….
Israel withdraws troops, 72-hour Gaza truce begins
GAZA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel withdrew ground forces from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday and started a 72-hour ceasefire with Hamas mediated by Egypt as a first step towards negotiations on a more enduring end to the month-old war.
