U.S. Korean War veteran released by North says made ‘confession’ under duress
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An elderly U.S. Korean War veteran released from detention in North Korea said on Monday a videotaped “confession” he made was given under duress and that he believed he may have been held in a misunderstanding over his interest…
Former rebel mayor of Colombia’s capital removed from post
BOGOTA (Reuters) – The leftist mayor of Colombia’s capital was removed from his post on Monday for the mismanagement of garbage collection and banned from holding office for 15 years, a blow to the nation’s left as peace talks continue with Marxist FAR…
Palestinians say Kerry appeasing Israel over Iran at their expense
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A senior Palestinian official said the United States was asking Palestinians to make security concessions in peace talks with Israel in order to silence the Jewish state’s criticism of world power diplomacy over Iran’s nuclear pro…
Three Cuban migrants feared killed off Florida coast
MIAMI (Reuters) – One suspected Cuban migrant was found dead on Monday, and two others were missing and feared drowned, after a homemade raft with a sole survivor on board was found floating in Biscayne Bay southwest of Miami, authorities said.
Ukraine protesters hold firm, defying riot police
KIEV (Reuters) – Thousands of Ukrainian protesters huddled by braziers in their tented camp in the snowbound capital Kiev into Tuesday morning, in defiance of riot police who took up positions throughout the capital as a deadline to clear the streets e…
Mexico Senate panels OK energy reform; leftists oppose
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican Senate committees on Monday gave general approval to a draft energy bill allowing private investment in the world’s No. 10 oil producer in what would be the biggest opening of the state-controlled sector in its 75-year h…
U.S. Korean War veteran released by North says made ‘confession’ under duress
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An elderly U.S. Korean War veteran released from detention in North Korea said on Monday a videotaped “confession” he made was given under duress and that he believed he may have been held in a misunderstanding over his interest…
Middle East water deal brings Red Sea-Dead Sea pipeline one step closer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority on Monday signed a water-sharing agreement that includes the building of a desalination plant on the Gulf of Aqaba and a pilot study for a pipeline linking the Red Sea with the Dead Se…
Egypt to hold mid-January constitutional referendum: minister
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt will hold a referendum on a new constitution in the middle of January, a government minister said on Monday.
Eight bodies, some dismembered, found on Mexican highway
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities found the bodies of eight kidnap victims, some dismembered, on a highway in the troubled southern state of Guerrero where government troops have been deployed to stem violence, officials said on Monday.
