Israel said planning to deport African migrants to Uganda
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel plans to soon begin deporting migrants from Eritrea and Sudan, who number more than 50,000, back to the African continent via Uganda, officials said.
UK’s Cameron loses parliamentary vote on Syria action
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron lost a vital parliamentary vote on Thursday night meant to pave the way for Britain to join a looming military strike on Syria, in a move that appeared to all but rule out British involvement in s…
Obama makes case for Syria strike, British house votes no
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – The British parliament on Thursday rejected a motion supporting military action in Syria, reflecting deep divisions about using force to punish President Bashar al-Assad for what Western governments believe was his use of …
Pakistan prison escapee evolves into al Qaeda-backed jailbreak artist
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The young Pakistani militant pounds a boxing bag, removes a pistol from its holster and fires in slow motion across gently sunlit fields.
U.N. Security Council powers meet again on Syria; no outcome
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The five permanent U.N. Security Council members met again on Thursday to discuss an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria last week as Western powers consider possible military action against the Syrian government, U.N. d…
British government accuses political rivals of helping Syria’s Assad
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron’s government on Thursday accused the Labour party of “giving succour” to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, after the opposition party made clear it would not support an imminent military strike ag…
Congo’s M23 rebels shelled Rwandan territory, U.N. says
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have witnessed shelling into Rwanda by M23 rebels over the past week and have not observed any firing across the border by the Congolese army, the United Nations said on T…
Colombian president calls for calm as farm protests reach Bogota
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Thousands of Colombian farmers and state workers marched through Bogota on Thursday, banging pots and pans as they converged on the capital after 11 days of increasingly violent protests against agricultural and trade policies they s…
Colombian president calls for calm as farm protests reach Bogota
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Thousands of Colombian farmers and state workers marched through Bogota on Thursday, banging pots and pans as they converged on the capital after 11 days of increasingly violent protests against agricultural and trade policies they s…
Mexico says trafficker linked to kingpin Guzman behind 350 murders
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A suspected lieutenant of Mexico’s most wanted drug lord captured this week was likely responsible for at least 350 murders, the government said on Thursday.
