In lair of Mexico drug boss, vigilantes hold sway
NUEVA ITALIA, Mexico (Reuters) – His AK-47 tossed onto a pristine leather sofa in the plush lair of a leader of one of Mexico’s most feared drug cartels, vigilante fighter “El Love” says he is longing for an end to a grinding cycle of extortion and mur…
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…
NSA collects millions of text messages globally: Guardian
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Security Agency has been gathering nearly 200 million text messages a day from around the world, gathering data on people’s travel plans, contacts and credit card transactions, Britain’s Guardian newspaper repor…
‘Seeds of genocide’ in Central African Republic, U.N. warns
BANGUI/GENEVA (Reuters) – A senior U.N. official warned of the risk of genocide in Central African Republic without a more robust international response to communal bloodshed in which at least 20 more people were killed on Thursday.
China detains prominent Uighur scholar for ‘breaking law’
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police have detained the country’s most high-profile Uighur academic, an outspoken critic of official policies in the restive far-western region of Xinjiang, on suspicion of “breaking the law”, the government said on Thursda…
White House releases summary of six-month Iran nuclear plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday released a summary of the deal reached between six major world powers and Iran to curb its nuclear program, responding to calls from the U.S. Congress and other groups for more transparency about what …
Destruction of most dangerous Syrian chemicals may be delayed
ROME (Reuters) – The removal and destruction of the most dangerous agents in Syria’s chemical arsenal will likely be delayed because of security and logistical problems, but the final deadline of the end of June for eliminating all chemicals remains, t…
Ukrainian parliament pushes through sweeping anti-protest law
KIEV (Reuters) – Supporters of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich hustled a sweeping law through parliament on Thursday in an attempt to curb anti-government protests, sparking an outcry from the opposition and raising tensions on the streets.
Australia says breached Indonesian territory while blocking refugee boats
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s government on Friday acknowledged its navy breached Indonesian territorial sovereignty several times as part of its controversial operations to stop boats carrying would-be asylum seekers from entering Australian waters.
U.S. urges Syria rebels to attend peace talks, slams government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States urged Syria’s opposition on Thursday to attend January 22 peace talks and criticized its government for suggesting the meeting should be about fighting terrorism rather than forging a political settlement.
