Colombia’s Santos says support of Venezuela, Cuba key to peace talks
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) – The support of Venezuela and Cuba will play a key role in Colombia’s efforts to reach a negotiated end to Latin America’s last major guerilla war, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday.
France pushes for U.N. action on Central African Republic
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister called on Wednesday for the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution next month to boost U.N. operations in the Central African Republic, which he said risked becoming a new Somalia if it did not …
Kenya launches probe as Shabaab leader confirms mall attack
NAIROBI/MOGADISHU (Reuters) – U.S., British and Israeli agencies are helping Kenya investigate an attack claimed by Somali Islamist militants on a Nairobi shopping mall that killed at least 72 people and destroyed part of the complex, officials said on…
Peru to rescue copper miners reportedly trapped after quake
LIMA (Reuters) – Authorities in Peru rushed to rescue miners reportedly trapped in copper pits on Wednesday after an earthquake shook the coast – causing landslides, injuries and possibly deaths in rural provinces, local officials said.
Grenade blast in Kenyan town kills man, wounds three others
ISIOLO, Kenya (Reuters) – One person was killed and three others were wounded in a grenade blast in the Kenyan town of Wajir, including a man suspected to have hurled the device at a supermarket, police said.
Western envoys tout deal on core of U.N. Syria draft; Russia denies
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – After weeks of haggling, the United States, Russia, France, China and Britain have agreed on the core of a U.N. Security Council resolution to rid Syria of its chemical weapons, three Western diplomats said on Wednesday, but …
Iran’s Rouhani wants nuclear deal in 3-6 months: newspaper interview
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a newspaper interview on Wednesday that he wants to reach a deal with world powers on Tehran’s nuclear program in three to six months.
Russia denies agreement on core of U.N. Syria resolution
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia on Wednesday rejected suggestions by Western diplomats that there was an agreement between the five permanent U.N. Security Council members on the core of a draft resolution on eradicating Syria’s chemical weapons.
Al Shabaab leader confirms group attacked Kenyan mall, warns of more strikes
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – The leader of the Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab has for the first time confirmed claims by members of his group that it was behind the attack on a Nairobi shopping mall that killed at least 72 people and destroyed part…
Six killed in Sudan clashes after fuel subsidies cut
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Six Sudanese protesters were killed on Wednesday in clashes with security forces on a third day of unrest over a cut in fuel subsidies, medics and relatives said.
