Colombia farmer protests a headache for Santos’ re-election bid
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Farmers across Colombia began protests on Monday demanding the government enact reforms it promised last year, organizers said, demonstrations that could unsettle President Juan Manuel Santos as he runs for re-election in four weeks….
Mayor of Mexico’s largest port city arrested over possible crime links
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Prosecutors are holding the mayor of one of Mexico’s main port cities for questioning over allegations he took part in kidnapping and extortion, the latest step in a government crackdown on organized crime in the western region….
New group, #CubaNow, tells Obama it’s time to change Cuba policy
MIAMI (Reuters) – A new advocacy group calling for the United States to change its policy toward Cuba launched an advertising campaign on Monday with posters on the Washington D.C. metro system showing President Barack Obama and urging him to “stop wai…
German diplomat injured during kidnapping attempt in Yemen
SANAA (Reuters) – A German diplomat was injured during an apparent kidnapping attempt by unidentified gunmen in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday, embassy and police sources said.
Gunmen ambush Muslim convoy in Central African Republic, two killed
KAGA BANDORO, Central African Republic (Reuters) – Gunmen attacked an evacuation convoy carrying hundreds of Muslims north from Central African Republic’s capital on Monday, killing at least two people, according to a Reuters witness and an African Uni…
Former al Qaeda associate testifies in U.S. trial of handless cleric
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A British former al Qaeda associate appeared via live television feed on Monday as a government witness in the U.S. terrorism trial of Abu Hamza al-Masri, a one-eyed, handless cleric who is charged with supporting al Qaeda.
Russia says Marshall Islands’ nuclear lawsuits ‘baseless’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday that lawsuits in which the Marshall Islands accused nine nations with nuclear weapons capability of failing in their obligation to negotiate disarmament are “baseless” and would not help rid the world of atomic …
EU politicians focus on economy in first TV debate
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The four main candidates to head the European Commission held a televised debate on Monday, the first of its kind as the European Union seeks to show its relevance to increasingly hostile voters ahead of an EU election.
British and Iranian officials hold talks in Tehran
DUBAI (Reuters) – A senior British diplomat made a brief visit to Tehran on Monday for talks with officials on the strained ties between the two countries and on Iran’s nuclear program, Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported.
Suicide bomber kills 30 at Kurdish rally in eastern Iraq
BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) – A suicide attacker killed at least 30 people and wounded 50 others at a Kurdish political gathering on Monday, in the town of Khanaqin, 140 km (100 miles) northeast of Baghdad, security sources said.
