Hague border verdict set to strengthen Chile, Peru ties
THE HAGUE/SANTIAGO (Reuters) – The maritime border between Chile and Peru was reset by an international court on Monday, in a compromise decision that politicians hope will end one of Latin America’s last remaining border disputes.
Vigilantes vs. narcos: a security threat in Mexico badlands
BUENAVISTA, Mexico (Reuters) – Clutching shotguns, rifles and battered submachine guns, dozens of vigilantes prepare to head out on patrol in this rugged corner of restive western Mexico, where they are at war with a drug cartel.
Sudan’s president to announce government, constitution shake-up
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s president will announce plans on Monday to redraw the constitution and bring opposition parties into government, a senior member of his party said, in a bid to shake-up a country beset by rebellions, protests and an economi…
Nigeria security service arrests deputy opposition leader
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s State Security Service (SSS) arrested the deputy head of the main opposition coalition on Monday over comments he is reported to have made warning of electoral violence in presidential polls scheduled for February 2015.
NATO faces tough decisions on staying in Afghanistan
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO faces tough decisions next month about whether to pull all its troops out of Afghanistan after this year if President Hamid Karzai does not sign accords allowing them to stay, the alliance’s leader said on Monday.
South Africa platinum talks remain deadlocked
PRETORIA (Reuters) – Government-brokered talks between South Africa’s AMCU union and the world’s top three platinum producers ended on Monday with no breakthrough in efforts to end a strike that has hit half of global output of the precious metal.
Gunmen kill at least 62 in Nigeria, including in church
YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected insurgents armed with guns and explosives killed at least 62 people in northeast Nigeria, including at a church service, in a region where Islamist sect Boko Haram is resisting a military crackdown, witnesses said on…
Arab Spring beacon Tunisia signs new constitution
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia adopted a new constitution on Monday, a big stride towards democracy in the country that began the Arab Spring revolutions and has largely avoided the chaos and violence now plaguing the neighbors it inspired.
U.N. Security Council urges end to ransom payments to extremists
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council urges countries on Monday to stop the payment of kidnap ransoms to extremist groups like al Qaeda, which have earned hundreds of millions of dollars from such crimes.
Rwanda sending ‘chilling message’ to dissenters: U.N. rapporteur
KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwanda’s track record of prosecuting politicians who criticize President Paul Kagame’s government sends a chilling a message to opposition figures and rights campaigners, a U.N. Special Rapporteur said on Monday.
