Brazil opposition settling on presidential candidate as rival bows out
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s main opposition party moved closer to selecting a presidential nominee on Monday, after its candidate in the last election backed Senator Aecio Neves, former governor of Minas Gerais, the country’s second-most populous st…
Interpol joins hunt for Mexican drug lord sought by U.S
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The search for a Mexican drug lord wanted for the murder of a U.S. federal agent expanded on Monday when Interpol issued a wanted persons alert for Rafael Caro Quintero, who disappeared in August.
Exclusive: Congo’s army accused of abuse as rebels regroup in Rwanda – U.N. experts
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Recently defeated M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have continued to recruit in neighboring Rwanda while the Congolese army has been involved in human rights abuses and corruption, according to a confide…
Gunshots ring out in South Sudan capital after ‘attempted coup’
JUBA (Reuters) – Gunfire rang out again in South Sudan’s capital Juba late on Monday hours after President Salva Kiir said his forces had quelled an “attempted coup” by supporters of his sacked deputy.
Ukraine leader seeks cash at Kremlin, Kiev protest planned
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine’s president could secure loans from Russia on Tuesday when he meets Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin – money that could help fend off economic crisis as anti-government protests continue in Kiev.
EU offers ‘unprecedented’ aid to help Israeli-Palestinian talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union promised Israel and the Palestinians better access to European markets and “unprecedented” political and economic aid as an incentive to push them into resolving their decades-old conflict.
At least 21, including a baby, killed in Congo’s east
KINSHASA (Reuters) – At least 21 people, including women and a baby, were killed over the weekend in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the U.N. peacekeeping mission there said on Monday.
Russian navy ready to escort Syrian chemical weapons: Lavrov
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday its navy was ready to escort ships removing Syria’s deadly chemical stockpile, which is due to be destroyed at sea under an international deal.
Turkish courts reject requests to free Kurdish lawmakers
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish courts on Monday rejected bids by five Kurdish lawmakers to be released from lengthy detention while on trial, a move that could undermine confidence in a fragile peace process with Kurdish militants.
In echo of Bush, UK’s Cameron says mission accomplished in Afghanistan
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday that British troops could leave Afghanistan next year with a sense of having accomplished their mission, despite worries about the ongoing Taliban insurgency, drug cultivation and human rig…
