Mexican official pledges swift return to order in troubled state
APATZINGAN, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexico will deliver “immediate change” to a troubled state in the west of the country that has been shaken by conflict between a powerful drug gang and heavily armed vigilantes, a newly named government official said on T…
‘Seeds of genocide’ in Central African Republic, U.N. warns
BANGUI/GENEVA (Reuters) – A senior U.N. official warned on Thursday of the risk of genocide in Central African Republic without a more robust international response to communal bloodshed in which at least eight more people were killed overnight.
Egyptians back constitution, opening way to Sisi presidential run
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptians overwhelmingly approved a new constitution by referendum, state media reported on Thursday, a widely expected outcome that nudges army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ever closer to a bid for the presidency.
From Falluja to Maghreb, a new, diffuse al Qaeda
LONDON, Jan 16 – More than two years after the death of Osama bin Laden, the turbulent aftermath of the “Arab Spring” has helped his group – or more accurately, its offshoots and successors – gain ground.
Spanish ruling party rebels launch new conservative party
MADRID (Reuters) – Rebels from Spain’s ruling conservative People’s Party launched a new political party on Thursday, hoping to tap into public discontent over sky-high unemployment, graft scandals and surging separatism in Catalonia.
Analysis: What next for Algeria after new Bouteflika hospital visit?
ALGIERS/TUNIS (Reuters) – Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s second visit to Paris for hospital treatment has reignited speculation the president who oversaw Algeria’s emergence from almost a decade of civil war may be unable to run for reelection in April.
South Sudan rebels demand Uganda end support for president
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s rebels have demanded that Uganda stop supporting government forces as a condition for signing a ceasefire to end fighting that has riven Africa’s youngest nation, a spokesman said on Thursday.
Turkish prosecutors removed as judicial purge intensifies
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s government removed a series of high-profile prosecutors on Thursday stepping up a purge of a judiciary Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan considers embroiled in a plot to undermine him with specious corruption allegations.
UK’s Cameron denies that army is no longer full U.S. partner
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday former U.S. defense secretary Robert Gates was wrong to say that spending cuts meant Britain’s armed forces were no longer able be a full military partner of the United States.
Internal Syrian opposition group rejects Geneva 2 talks
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s centrist internal opposition group, which rejects the armed insurgency against President Bashar al-Assad, said on Thursday that it will not attend peace talks in Switzerland next week, in a setback for the negotiations.
