Spain apologizes to Bolivia for presidential plane delay
LA PAZ (Reuters) – Spain apologized on Monday for its part in the events that led Bolivian President Evo Morales’ plane to be delayed earlier this month during an international search for U.S. fugitive Edward Snowden.
Greek MPs vote in favour of charging ex-minister over tax-cheat list
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek lawmakers voted early on Tuesday in favor of pressing criminal charges against former finance minister George Papaconstantinou in a scandal over a list of potential tax evaders that sparked outrage among crisis-hit Greeks.
Mexico captures leader of brutal Zetas cartel: reports
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Navy has captured the leader of the brutal Zetas drug cartel in northern Mexico, according to several media reports on Monday.
Two killed as ethnic clashes grip eastern Guinea town
CONAKRY (Reuters) – At least two people were killed and six others injured in clashes in south-eastern Guinea on Monday, a resident and a police source said, underscoring ethnic tensions simmering in the country in the run-up to parliamentary elections…
Police fire tear gas in Cairo, U.S. envoy spurned by parties
CAIRO (Reuters) – Police fired tear gas in central Cairo on Monday when protesters calling for the reinstatement of the ousted Islamist president, Mohamed Mursi, scuffled with drivers and passers-by annoyed that they had blocked major roads.
Russia, China block U.N. condemnation of Iran missile tests
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A U.N. Security Council committee is split over whether Iran’s missile tests last year violated U.N. sanctions imposed on Tehran because of its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, Australia’s U.N. envoy said on Monday.
Myanmar leader pledges prisoner release on visit to Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – President Thein Sein, the first leader of Myanmar to visit Britain in more than 25 years, promised to release all his country’s political prisoners by the year’s end after his host, Prime Minister David Cameron, pressed him to speed …
EU sets sanction deadline in Iceland mackerel dispute
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s fisheries chief said she will decide by the end of the month whether to propose sanctions against Iceland in a row over mackerel quotas, which could see the island’s fishermen banned from landing catches at EU …
Eastern Congo clashes feed tensions with Rwanda
MUJA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – The Congolese army shelled rebel positions near the eastern town of Goma on Monday in a second day of fierce fighting that led to rivals Rwanda and Congo trading accusations of aggression.
Kerry to discuss Israeli-Palestinian peace with Arabs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will discuss his effort to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks with Arab officials in Jordan on Wednesday, according to the State Department, which declined to comment on whether a resumption…
