Arrest of son of ‘Shorty’ Guzman aide led to Mexico kingpin’s capture
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The arrest of the son of Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman’s deputy at the U.S.-Mexico border was an important break in the operation that led to the drug lord’s capture, a senior U.S. law enforcement official said on Sunday.
Costa Rica seeks court ruling on Nicaragua border dispute
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) – Costa Rica will ask the International Court of Justice to settle a decade-old maritime border dispute with Nicaragua related to potential oil concessions, President Laura Chinchilla said on Monday.
Costa Rica seeks court ruling on Nicaragua border dispute
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) – Costa Rica will ask the International Court of Justice to settle a decade-old maritime border dispute with Nicaragua related to potential oil concessions, President Laura Chinchilla said on Monday.
Peru’s Humala names fifth PM, keeps finance minister in cabinet shuffle
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s President Ollanta Humala named his housing minister as his fifth prime minister on Monday in a cabinet shuffle that reappointed his widely respected finance but replaced his energy and mines minister.
Venezuela death toll rises to 13 as protests flare
CARACAS (Reuters) – Anti-government demonstrators put up barricades and set fire to trash in Caracas on Monday despite calls from within the opposition to rein in protests that have led to 13 deaths in Venezuela’s worst unrest for a decade.
Cameroon frees French national after 17 years behind bars
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Cameroon authorities have freed a French national whose 17-year imprisonment on corruption charges became a source of tension between the two countries and drew appeals from France’s president and the U.N. human rights agency.
Turkish PM’s office says Erdogan recordings are faked
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s office said voice recordings on YouTube purportedly of Erdogan telling his son to dispose of large sums of money on the day news broke of a graft inquiry into his government were fake and “comp…
Egypt government resigns, paving way for Sisi to seek presidency
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s government resigned on Monday, paving the way for army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to declare his candidacy for president of a strategic U.S. ally gripped by political strife.
Fugitive Ukraine leader wanted for murder, Russia sounds alarm
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s fugitive president was indicted for “mass murder” on Monday over the shooting of demonstrators as new leaders in Kiev sought urgent Western aid to make up for a loss of funding from Russia, which is angry at the overthrow of …
Mexico kingpin Guzman seeks to block U.S. extradition
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Lawyers for Mexican drugs kingpin Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman on Monday filed an injunction to block any move to extradite him to the United States after he was captured and charged with drugs and arms trafficking, an official said….
