In Honduras slum, acid test for new leader’s drug gang battle
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – A sprawling, well-kept cemetery buttresses the entrance to Nueva Capital, a sketchy Honduran slum with panoramic views over Tegucigalpa, the capital city of this violent country with the world’s highest murder rate.
Hezbollah says commander killed in Beirut, blames Israel
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Hezbollah commander who fought in Syria’s civil war was shot dead outside his home in Lebanon on Wednesday in a killing which the militant Shi’ite Muslim group blamed on Israel.
First Israeli cabinet minister visits Turkey since 2010: officials
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and former defense chief flew to Istanbul on Wednesday, becoming the first Israeli cabinet minister to visit Turkey since ties ruptured in 2010 over a deadly raid on a Gaz…
Libyan assembly votes to follow Islamic law
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s national assembly voted on Wednesday to make Islamic law, or sharia, the source of all legislation, in an apparent bid by moderate Islamists to outflank ultra-conservative militants who have been gaining influence.
Thaksin’s homecoming hopes dashed as Thai crisis reignites
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s political future is cloudier than ever, but one thing is for certain – self-exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra won’t be coming home soon.
Attack on intelligence HQ in northern Iraq kills six
KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) – Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked a police intelligence headquarters in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Wednesday, killing at least six people and wounding dozens more, a health official said.
Mexico searches for stolen truck carrying radioactive material
VIENNA (Reuters) – Police scoured central Mexico on Wednesday for a truck they suspect was stolen by common thieves but carried an uncommon cargo: dangerous radioactive medical material that could provide an ingredient for a “dirty bomb.”
Guatemala holds 21 suspected of laundering cash for Mexico cartel
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemalan authorities have arrested 21 people suspected of laundering millions of dollars for the powerful Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel led by Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, officials say.
Exit polls see gains for India’s opposition in key state elections
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Hindu nationalist opposition party emerged as the biggest winner in four key state elections, exit polls forecast on Wednesday, a possible blow to the ruling Congress party ahead of a general election due next year.
Brazil delays vote on anti-spying Internet bill -lawmaker
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A vote on a bill that would force Internet giants like Google and Facebook to keep Brazilians’ information inside the country will be delayed until next year over disagreements about its content, a senior lawmaker told Reuters on W…
