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.
Bachelet favorite to win Chile election by large margin: poll
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Around 44 percent of Chileans are rooting for former center-left President Michelle Bachelet to make a comeback in this year’s election against a weakened right-wing candidate, a poll showed on Thursday.
Eight inmates killed in Mexican prison near U.S. border
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Eight inmates were attacked and killed in a Mexican prison near the U.S. border a day after being transferred to the facility, the local state government said on Thursday.
