Scotland’s Salmond talks independence, but plays politics
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Scotland’s nationalist leader Alex Salmond has more than independence on his mind. The combative politician has come to embody self-rule, always sporting a lapel pin or tie with Scotland’s white-and-blue crossed Saltire flag. Cart…
An assassin divides his native Bosnia 100 years on
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – The woman paused before a photograph of a young man with dark eyes and a tightly trimmed moustache.
Suspected al Qaeda militant killed in drone strike in central Yemen: tribesmen
SANAA (Reuters) – A suspected al Qaeda militant was killed in a drone strike late on Monday in Yemen’s central Maarib province, an oil-producing area where al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operates, local tribesmen said.
Chilean is first foreign fatality in Venezuela unrest
CARACAS (Reuters) – A Chilean woman was shot dead while clearing a barricade put up by anti-government protesters, the first foreign fatality during a month of civil unrest in Venezuela, authorities said on Monday.
El Salvador ex-rebel’s lead ‘irreversible,’ rival wants recount
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – A former Marxist rebel commander’s tiny lead in El Salvador’s presidential election is irreversible, the country’s electoral tribunal said on Monday, but his right-wing challenger demanded a full recount, insisting he was the r…
Libya says halts tanker outside rebel port, plans military offensive
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya on Monday stopped a North Korean-flagged tanker that had loaded oil from a rebel-held port, after naval forces briefly exchanged fire with the rebels, officials said.
U.S. criticizes Maldives court’s dismissal of election officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department voiced strong objection on Monday to the Maldives Supreme Court’s dismissal of the country’s top election officials for failing to follow its guidelines during last year’s presidential election.
Malaysia air probe finds scant evidence of attack: sources
KUALA LUMPUR/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Investigators in Malaysia are voicing skepticism that the airliner that disappeared early Saturday with 239 people on board was the target of an attack, U.S. and European government sources close to the probe said.
Freed nuns reach Damascus as prisoner exchange continues
DAMASCUS/AMMAN (Reuters) – Thirteen Greek Orthodox nuns arrived in Damascus on Monday after al Qaeda fighters who held them for more than three months freed them in a deal providing for the release of women prisoners held by President Bashar al-Assad’s…
Chilean is first foreign fatality in Venezuela unrest
CARACAS (Reuters) – A Chilean woman was shot dead while clearing a barricade put up by anti-government protesters, the first foreign fatality during a month of civil unrest in Venezuela, authorities said on Monday.
