Congo rebels abandon last town, withdraw to hills
BUNAGANA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Civilians celebrated in the streets on Wednesday as Congolese troops entered the eastern border town of Bunagana after a major new success in their offensive to crush a 20-month rebellion.
Trial of Kenyan president likely to be delayed until next year
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on charges of crimes against humanity is unlikely to start next month as planned, after prosecutors said on Tuesday they did not object to a delay.
Thousands evacuated after Pemex gasoline leak in western Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Thousands of people were evacuated in western Mexico on Wednesday morning after thieves tapping a pipeline run by state oil monopoly Pemex caused a major gasoline leak.
Poland asks court to hear CIA jails case in private
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s government has asked the European Court of Human Rights to exclude the media and the public from a court hearing on whether Poland hosted a secret CIA prison on its territory.
India’s Modi aims at history and Gandhis with world’s tallest statue
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian opposition leader Narendra Modi is building the world’s tallest statue at a cost of almost $340 million in honor of one of the country’s founding fathers, a project he is using to undermine his chief rivals, the Gandhi-Nehr…
Exclusive: Syria peace talks face delay as big powers split
AMMAN (Reuters) – International powers are unlikely to meet their goal of convening peace talks on Syria in Geneva next month as differences emerge between Washington and Moscow over opposition representation, Arab and Western officials said.
Mozambique’s Renamo says leader ‘hunted’, government cracks down
MAPUTO (Reuters) – Mozambique’s Renamo opposition party said on Wednesday the army was trying to hunt down and kill its leader after President Armando Guebuza said the former rebel group was threatening national sovereignty with renewed attacks.
Italian magazine says U.S. spies listened to pope, Vatican says unaware
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – An Italian magazine said on Wednesday that a United States spy agency had eavesdropped on Vatican phone calls, possibly including when former Pope Benedict’s successor was under discussion, but the Holy See said it had no knowl…
Italian Senate to hold open vote on expelling Berlusconi
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s Senate will hold an open vote next month on whether to expel Silvio Berlusconi from parliament because of a tax fraud conviction after an upper house committee narrowly rejected the former prime minister’s bid to make the ballo…
More than 20 killed in Zimbabwe crash involving fuel tanker
HARARE (Reuters) – More than 20 people were killed when a truck carrying mourners collided with a fuel tanker which then exploded in southeastern Zimbabwe on Wednesday, police said.
