New storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast threatens battered Acapulco
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico issued storm warnings on its Pacific coast on Saturday evening as a new tropical depression formed around 200 miles south of Acapulco, a city still recovering from devastating floods that hit the country last month.
Western Canada train hauling fuel derails, burns; no injuries
CALGARY (Reuters) – A train carrying crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas derailed and caught fire in Western Canada on Saturday, in an accident that brought back memories of a deadly crash in Quebec this summer.
Maldives police halt presidential vote, supporters stage sit-in
MALE (Reuters) – Maldives police forced a halt to a presidential election on Saturday, in what the leading candidate’s supporters said was a new coup as he called on them to block the streets in protest.
Thousands protest in Romania against shale gas, gold mine
PUNGESTI, Romania (Reuters) – Thousands of Romanians protested on Saturday against plans by U.S. energy group Chevron to explore for shale gas in a poor eastern region and a Canadian company’s project to set up Europe’s biggest open cast gold mine in a…
Progress with FARC slower than hoped for: Colombia’s Santos
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Nearly a year after starting peace talks with left-wing FARC guerrillas, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Saturday that negotiations have not progressed as quickly as he had hoped.
Freed Lebanese, Turkish hostages fly home after deal
BEIRUT/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Two kidnapped Turkish pilots arrived in Istanbul after leaving Lebanon on Saturday and nine Lebanese hostages freed from Syria landed in Beirut, completing a hostage exchange after months of uncertainty.
Maldives police halt presidential vote, supporters stage sit-in
MALE (Reuters) – Maldives police forced a halt to a presidential election on Saturday, in what the leading candidate’s supporters said was a new coup as he called on them to block the streets in protest.
Arab states urge Saudi to keep U.N. Security Council seat
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The Arab Group at the United Nations urged Saudi Arabia on Saturday to reconsider its decision to renounce a rotating seat on the Security Council to protest the 15-nation body’s failure to end the war in Syria and act on oth…
Gunman in clown suit kills senior Mexican drug cartel member
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A gunman in a clown costume shot and killed the oldest brother of one of Mexico’s most notorious drug trafficking families in the resort of Los Cabos, authorities said on Saturday.
Vietnamese man charged with selling stolen bank details online
(Reuters) – A Vietnamese man was charged in a scheme to sell the banking details of hundreds of thousands of U.S. residents over the Internet, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
