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….
Peru’s finance minister Castilla resigns: government source
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s Finance Minister Luis Miguel Castilla is resigning and President Ollanta Humala is now considering “other options” to replace him, a government source said on Monday.
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.
U.N. rights boss seeks international probe into Sri Lanka war crimes
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations’ human rights chief called on Monday for an international inquiry into war crimes committed by both sides during Sri Lanka’s civil war, saying the government had failed to do its own credible investigation.
Israeli warplanes strike eastern Lebanon near Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Israeli warplanes struck a target in eastern Lebanon near the border with Syria on Monday, security sources said.
Colombia blames ELN rebels for attack on presidential candidate
BOGOTA (Reuters) – The National Liberation Army (ELN), Colombia’s second-biggest guerrilla group, was behind the attack this weekend on a leftist presidential candidate, the country’s top defense official said on Monday.
