Colombia rebel deserters face new struggle as they seek to reintegrate
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Alfredo Usuga put up with 18 years of hunger, insomnia and fear before deserting Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebels this year.
Police hunt gunman in Paris after newspaper, bank shootings
PARIS (Reuters) – Police were hunting a lone gunman on the loose in Paris on Monday after he opened fire with a shotgun at the offices of a left-wing newspaper and a major bank before hijacking a car to take him to the Champs-Elysees avenue.
U.N. preparing for possible Central African Republic peacekeeping force
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations is preparing to possibly deploy peacekeepers to Central African Republic, but if the crisis there worsens quickly before such a force is ready, it could redeploy troops from nearby U.N. missions, U.N. chief…
Briton and Frenchman arrested in Somalia’s Puntland region
BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) – Two men, one British, one French, have been arrested in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region, accused of illegally collecting mineral samples, the local security minister said on Monday.
Libya militia withdrawal tests Tripoli after clashes
TRIPOLI/TUNIS (Reuters) – Militia fighters blamed for the worst unrest in Tripoli since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi pulled out of the capital on Monday with Libyan army units taking up positions around the city.
Tricky Chilean Congress, weakening economy await Bachelet
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile presidential favorite Michelle Bachelet is seen strolling to victory in next month’s run-off vote, but she will face an uphill battle to push through an ambitious reform program and is set to inherit a weakening economy.
Putin tells Iran’s leader of ‘real chance’ for nuclear deal
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin told Iran’s Hassan Rouhani on Monday there was a “real chance” for a nuclear deal, two days before Tehran resumes talks with world powers, hoping to end a decade-long standoff over its atomic program….
Protesters in Egypt’s Tahrir Square criticize police, army
CAIRO (Reuters) – More than 1,000 protesters marched on Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Monday night to condemn the actions of Egyptian security forces and some criticized army chief General Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.
Beefed-up Somalia peacekeepers may renew offensive on al Shabaab
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – U.N.-backed African Union peacekeepers in Somalia, bolstered by more than 4,000 new soldiers, may return to the attack against al Qaeda-linked militants, a senior AU commander said on Monday.
Hopes fade for a new Turkish constitution
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s hopes for a new constitution, meant to enshrine democratic freedoms and further distance it from the era of military coups, suffered a setback on Monday when a cross-party commission admitted defeat in drafting a new charter…
