No damage reported after quake off Colombia coast
BOGOTA (Reuters) – A strong offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.5 shook several towns in western Colombia on Tuesday, but no damage or injuries were reported, the country’s Geological Service said. No tsunami warning was issued.
Typhoon Utor approaches Hong Kong and South China
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Typhoon Utor veered closer to Hong Kong and China’s southern coastline on Wednesday after leaving a trail of destruction in the Philippines, where at least six people died.
Behind Cairo’s barricades, Mursi supporters make most of camp life
CAIRO (Reuters) – Children have water fights in the sun while ice cream and soft drink vendors do a roaring trade. The protest camps at the heart of Egypt’s political crisis feel more like a village fair than a bastion of resistance to military-backed …
Countering ‘narco’ label, Guinea Bissau makes drugs extradition
BISSAU (Reuters) – Guinea-Bissau has made its first extradition of a suspected drug trafficker, it said on Tuesday, part of an effort to shake off its international reputation as a ‘narco-state’.
Protesting Berbers force their way into Libyan parliament
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Members of Libya’s ethnic Berber minority forced their way into the parliament building in Tripoli on Tuesday, smashing windows and destroying furniture, in a demonstration to press for greater recognition, an assembly spokesman sai…
Chile’s Bachelet coy on Pascua-Lama, says mine must follow rules
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Michelle Bachelet, the favorite to win this year’s presidential election in Chile, said on Tuesday Barrick Gold Corp’s suspended Pascua-Lama gold project must comply with regulatory orders before an assessment can be made of whethe…
USGS reports strong 6.7 magnitude quake in Pacific off Colombia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Geological Survey said a strong earthquake of 6.7 magnitude occurred in the Pacific Ocean about 59 miles west southwest of Mutis, Colombia.
Analysis: Yemen leader basks in U.S. favor as drone strikes fuel rage
SANAA (Reuters) – As Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi cements his ties with Washington, Yemen’s interim president risks alienating his own people, who resent the U.S. drone war on al Qaeda in their country.
Egypt restores ex-generals’ role in provinces
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s interim president named at least 18 new provincial governors on Tuesday, half of them retired generals, in a shake-up that restored the influence of men from army and police backgrounds and flushed out Muslim Brotherhood membe…
Strikes prevent Libya from issuing September oil export plans
LONDON/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – OPEC oil producer Libya told its customers on Tuesday it could make no promises on crude deliveries next month as on-off strikes paralyzed its major sea terminals.
