Cuba once more seeks U.N. condemnation of U.S. embargo
HAVANA (Reuters) – For the 22nd consecutive year, Cuba will ask the United Nations to condemn the United States economic embargo against the island, a top Cuban official announced on Monday, accusing Washington of tightening sanctions in place for more…
Argentina’s Fernandez to undergo head surgery as elections near
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Cristina Fernandez will undergo surgery on Tuesday to treat a head injury, sidelining her ahead of a key mid-term election and at the apex of a bitter court battle with some of the nation’s creditors.
U.S. brands Egyptian Muhammad Jamal as ‘global terrorist’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Monday named the Muhammad Jamal Network and its founder, Egyptian Muhammad Jamal, as “specially designated global terrorists,” a status that freezes any assets they have under U.S. jurisdiction.
Norway’s Conservatives clinch coalition deal
SUNDVOLLEN, Norway (Reuters) – Norway’s center-right parties agreed on the terms of their coalition government on Monday, promising to lower taxes, reduce the economy’s reliance on the vast oil sector, invest heavily in infrastructure and curtail immig…
Italian divers pull dozens more bodies from wrecked migrant boat
LAMPEDUSA, Italy (Reuters) – Italian divers recovered dozens more bodies from a sunken migrant boat on Monday but struggled to free more corpses trapped inside the hulk before night fell.
Brazil demands explanation from Canada over spying report
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff demanded on Monday that Canada explain a media report that said it spied on Brazil’s Mines and Energy Ministry, and she called on the United States and its allies to stop spying over the Internet….
Venezuelan sports official detained in Bulgaria
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarian customs officials said on Monday they had detained a Venezuelan, whose embassy said he worked for the sports ministry, carrying 407,000 euros in undeclared cash through a Sofia airport.
Explosions across Baghdad kill at least 38 people
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Bombs exploded across the Iraqi capital on Monday, killing at least 38 people, police said, as suspected Sunni Islamist militants pursued a campaign to provoke intercommunal conflict.
Former Greek minister found guilty of money laundering
ATHENS (Reuters) – A former Greek minister already in jail for tax fraud was given another 20 years in prison for money laundering on Monday, court officials said, in a case that has come to symbolize the graft that has plagued the crisis-hit country.
Argentina’s Fernandez to undergo surgery for brain hematoma
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Cristina Fernandez will undergo surgery on Tuesday relating to a subdural hematoma, or blood on the brain, her doctors said on Monday.
