Failure to reform army clouds Bissau’s bid to turn page on coup
BISSAU (Reuters) – Under pressure from Western donors, Guinea-Bissau is struggling to organize elections to turn the page on a military coup but many in the West African country say a failure to reform the army means a new government will be vulnerable…
Egypt releases two Canadians detained at August protests
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s army-backed authorities released two Canadians held without charge since political clashes in mid-August, a statement released by the Canadian foreign affairs department said.
As Obama’s Asia ‘pivot’ falters, China steps into the gap
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – When then U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared two years ago “We are back to stay” as a power in Asia, the most dramatic symbol of the policy shift was the planned deployment of 2,500 U.S. Marines in northern Austra…
Four soldiers die in Afghan operation, contractor kills fifth
KABUL (Reuters) – Four soldiers belonging to the NATO-led force in Afghanistan were killed by insurgents during an operation on Sunday, while a fifth was shot dead by a security guard over the weekend in the country’s south.
U.S. says captures al Qaeda leader in Libya, also raids Somalia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. forces launched raids in Libya and Somalia on Saturday, two weeks after the deadly Islamist attack on a Nairobi shopping mall, capturing a top al Qaeda figure wanted for the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, …
Argentina’s president to take month off for brain hematoma
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has been told by doctors to take a month off because of a subdural hematoma on her brain, forcing her to abandon campaigning for important congressional elections taking place later this m…
Tuareg rebels rejoin peace process in northern Mali
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Tuareg separatists said on Saturday they were rejoining the peace process in northern Mali, just over a week after they pulled out and accused Bamako of not respecting the terms of a truce signed in June.
Tunisia’s ruling Islamists start crisis talks with opposition
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s ruling Islamists began talks with secular opponents on Saturday under a deal that calls for their government to step down and prepare elections to end months of political deadlock.
Children lured from Rwanda to fight with Congo rebels: U.N.
KINSHASA (Reuters) – A third of child soldiers who have escaped from Congolese rebel group M23 were lured from neighboring Rwanda with promises of cash, jobs and education, the United Nations said on Saturday.
U.S. says captures al Qaeda leader in Libya, also raids Somalia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. forces launched raids in Libya and Somalia on Saturday following the deadly attack on a Nairobi shopping mall last month, capturing a top al Qaeda figure wanted for the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, a U.S…
