Egypt tightens Sinai security, assesses militant threat
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has tightened control of crossings from the Sinai peninsula and continued assaults on militants after an Islamist group based there said it tried to kill the interior minister in Cairo last week, the state news agency reported o…
Dismantling Syria chemical weapons arsenal would be tough task
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Any deal with Syria to hand over its chemical weapons in the middle of a chaotic civil war would be difficult for inspectors to enforce and destroying them would likely take years, U.S. officials and experts caution.
Guatemalan bus plunges off cliff, killing at least 43
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – At least 43 people were killed and dozens injured on Monday when a bus went off a cliff on a hairpin bend in rural Guatemala, tumbling some 200 meters (660 feet) into a river at the bottom of a ravine, officials said.
Smallest victims punctuate U.S. debate on Syria strike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In the video, a child’s arm violently twitches, an image that left the U.S. Senate Democratic leader struggling to comprehend a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria that left an estimated 426 children dead.
Conservative leader Solberg sweeps into power in Norwegian election
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s opposition Conservatives, promising tax cuts and better healthcare, won elections in a landslide on Monday but faced tough coalition talks with a populist party that wants to spend more of the accumulated oil riches and curb i…
Obama, Canada’s Harper discuss Syria response by phone: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama spoke by telephone to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday to discuss potential responses to the August 21 chemical weapons attack in Syria, the White House said.
Russia proposes Syria chemical weapons deal to avert U.S. strike
BEIRUT/LONDON (Reuters) – As President Barack Obama struggled to rally Congress and the American people behind military action in Syria, Russia seized on a remark by his secretary of state on Monday to say Damascus should save itself by handing over it…
Kenya’s deputy president goes on trial at international court
THE HAGUE/NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s deputy president goes on trial at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday charged with co-orchestrating a post-election bloodbath five years ago, a case that will test the stability of a country seen as vital t…
Maduro mulls relaunching ‘permuta’ forex system in Venezuela
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela may relaunch its so-called “permuta” foreign exchange mechanism as it seeks to supply more dollars to local importers who are complaining about lack of access to hard currency, President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday.
Death toll rises in battles in Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) – The death toll in clashes between gunmen loyal to Central African Republic’s former president and the ex-rebels who ousted him, rose to at least 73 following fighting on Monday, residents, government and a regional peacekeeping force…
