Chaos as floods submerge Mexico’s Acapulco, death toll rises
ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexico’s famous beach resort of Acapulco was in chaos on Tuesday as hotels rationed food for thousands of stranded tourists and floodwaters swallowed homes and cars after some of the most damaging storms in decades killed a…
Envoys seek Syria U.N. resolution as France, Russia squabble
UNITED NATIONS/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Diplomats from five key nations kicked off talks on Tuesday on a Western-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons even as France and Russia clashed over Moscow’s insistence that Sy…
Guatemala arrests suspected drug trafficker wanted for ties to Mexican cartel
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemalan and U.S. law enforcement agents on Tuesday arrested a suspected Guatemalan drug trafficker wanted for ties to Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel, the gang run by drug lord Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman.
Analysis: Harsher U.S. sanctions on Iran oil sales may have little effect
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress could soon pass a bill to further squeeze Iran’s oil exports – and its nuclear program – but new sanctions may fail to cut the country’s crude sales much more than existing ones already have.
Kerry urges ‘strong’ U.N. resolution on Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry insisted on Tuesday that the U.S.-Russian agreement for Syria to hand over its chemical weapons must be backed by a U.N. resolution with the teeth to force compliance from President Bashar al-Assad.
Obama says he wants to test Iran leader’s interest in dialogue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that Iran’s new President Hassan Rouhani appears to want to open a dialogue with the United States and that he is willing to test whether this is the case.
Liberian president’s son quits as head of state oil firm
MONROVIA (Reuters) – The son of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has resigned as chairman of the West African nation’s state oil company, NOCAL, a statement from the president’s office said on Tuesday.
Suu Kyi calls for speedy change to Myanmar constitution
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Myanmar needs to change its constitution as fast as possible to put the country firmly on the path to democracy, Nobel Peace Prize winner and leader of the country’s democratic opposition Aung San Suu Kyi said on Tuesday.
Clash kills at least 16 at prison in Venezuela
CARACAS (Reuters) – A clash between gangs killed at least 16 inmates at a Venezuelan prison in the latest bloodshed to afflict the notoriously over-crowded penal system, the government said on Tuesday.
Brazil’s Rousseff calls off state visit to U.S. over spying
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has called off plans for a state visit to Washington in October because of revelations that the United States spied on her personal communications and those of other Brazilians.
