Colombia’s FARC frees ex-U.S. marine after four months in jungle
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s FARC guerrillas have freed a former U.S. marine who was kidnapped in June while he trekked through the jungle in a known guerrilla area, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the U.S. government said on S…
Stray shell from Syria kills man in Turkey: sources
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – A 35-year-old man was killed in the southeastern Turkish town of Ceylanpinar early on Monday when a stray mortar shell fired across the border from Syria struck a house near the frontier, security sources said.
German paper says Obama aware of spying on Merkel since 2010
BERLIN (Reuters) – A German newspaper said on Sunday that U.S. President Barack Obama knew his intelligence service was eavesdropping on Angela Merkel as long ago as 2010, contradicting reports that he had told the German leader he did not know.
Fernandez’s allies thumped in Argentina mid-term vote
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Cristina Fernandez’s allies took a beating in mid-term elections on Sunday, shrinking her majority in Congress, ending chances of a constitutional change to allow her a third term and kicking off the contest…
Congo army says it captured rebel stronghold; peacekeeper killed
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Government forces said they captured the rebel stronghold of Rutshuru on Sunday in a third day of fierce fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in which one U.N. peacekeeper was killed and another injured.
Fernandez coalition loses clout but keeps majority in midterm
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine leader Cristina Fernandez’s allies took a beating in Sunday’s midterm election, shrinking her congressional majority, snuffing out chances of a constitutional change to allow her a third term and kicking off the conte…
Bomb kills 18 people on way to wedding in eastern Afghanistan
GHAZNI (Reuters) – A roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan killed 18 people, including at least five women, who were travelling to a wedding party by minibus, a local government official said on Sunday.
Incoming Georgian president is no ‘superman’
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia’s next president, Georgy Margvelashvili, fits in perfectly with Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili’s vision of a nation free of politicians who want to be “superman”.
Chile’s Bachelet pitches $15 billion plan, vows to back labor unions
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s presidential frontrunner Michelle Bachelet said on Sunday that if elected she will fortify labor unions and roll out an ambitious $15 billion spending program – more than half of which would fund education.
Argentine opposition leader Massa wins Buenos Aires mid-term
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Candidates sponsored by Argentine opposition leader Sergio Massa won the House of Deputies’ midterm election by a 10-percentage-point margin on Sunday in the key province of Buenos Aires, according to an exit poll announced on …
