Libya’s coastguard detains more than 400 immigrants en route to Europe
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s coastguard has detained more than 400 immigrants, mostly from the Horn of Africa, in its waters in the past two days as they tried to illegally cross to Europe in small boats, Libyan officials said on Thursday.
U.S. accuses Russia after Putin warning on gas supplies to Europe
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday that Russian gas supplies to Europe could be disrupted if Moscow cuts the flow to Ukraine over unpaid bills, drawing a U.S. accusation that it is using energy “as a tool of coerc…
Colombia’s Santos would think twice about killing FARC leader
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said he knows “more or less” where the Marxist FARC’s leader is hiding but would think twice about attacking at this stage of peace talks with the rebel group, a change in tone from an earlier …
Peru arrests 28 linked to Shining Path on drugs, terror charges
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru arrested 28 people linked to the political wing of the largely defunct Shining Path insurgency on suspicions they are involved in drug trafficking and terrorism, the interior minister said on Thursday.
U.N. warns Burundi leaders against stoking political violence
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations warned on Thursday that Burundi leaders who have manipulated young people to stoke violence could face international prosecution if human rights abuses are committed.
Special Report: Flaws found in Thailand’s human-trafficking crackdown
SATUN, Thailand (Reuters) – After a two-hour trek through swamp and jungle, Police Major General Thatchai Pitaneelaboot halts in a trash-strewn clearing near Thailand’s remote border with Malaysia.
Ship ready to destroy Syria’s chemical arms at sea
ON BOARD THE CAPE RAY, Spain (Reuters) – Experts on board a cargo ship transformed into a multi-million dollar chemical weapons destroyer said on Thursday they were ready to start working on Syria’s stock of toxic arms in the middle of the Mediterranea…
Jim Flaherty dies soon after quitting as Canada’s finance minister
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Former Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, 64, who steered Canada through the global financial crisis and then nearly eliminated the huge budget deficits he had run up in the process, died on Thursday just weeks after resigning.
U.S. warns Russia over any oil-for-goods deal with Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told his Russian counterpart on Thursday that any oil-for-goods deal Moscow might strike with Iran could run afoul of U.S. sanctions.
Venezuela’s Maduro, opposition to talk, unrest death toll hits 40
CARACAS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro was due to host Venezuelan opposition leaders on Thursday at the start of mediated talks intended to stem two months of political unrest that has killed dozens in the OPEC nation.
