Lightning starts fire at Venezuela refinery: president
CARACAS (Reuters) – Lightning set fire to a storage tank at Venezuela’s Puerto La Cruz oil refinery on Sunday, the president said, and residents were moved out of the immediate area while local media showed images of thick black smoke rising from the f…
Freed Mexican drug lord’s accomplices could soon walk free
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Outraged by the release of an infamous Mexican drug boss jailed for ordering the brutal 1985 murder of a U.S. drug enforcement agent, the United States may soon face the galling prospect of watching his accomplices walk free.
Tuareg of northern Mali say election alone will not bring peace
KIDAL, Mali (Reuters) – In the birthplace of a Tuareg revolt that nearly tore Mali apart last year, residents said Sunday’s election would not bring lasting peace unless a new president in the distant south gave them more freedom.
Israel to free first group of Palestinian prisoners for peace talks
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli cabinet panel decided on Sunday to free 26 Palestinian prisoners over the next few days under a deal that led to a resumption of U.S.-brokered peace talks last month after a three-year hiatus, an official statement said…
U.S. condemns Iraq bombing wave; new violence kills seven more
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Gun attacks and a bombing killed at least seven more people in Iraq on Sunday, police said, after a day of carnage aimed mainly at Shi’ite Muslims celebrating the end of Ramadan.
Gunmen shoot Lebanese mayor as Syria war ignites local rivalries
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Gunmen shot the mayor of a town in Lebanon and killed two of his companions only hours after he oversaw a hostage swap with a rival clan in an area increasingly riven by sectarian divisions, security sources said on Sunday.
Norway PM turns secret cabbie in election drive
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s prime minister worked secretly as a taxi driver in central Oslo for a day in June, leaving his passengers wondering whether their elected leader had quit the day job.
Tunisian woman denies will head opposition’s alternative cabinet
TUNIS (Reuters) – A prominent female Tunisian businesswoman said on Sunday she was not interested in becoming prime minister, playing down speculation she might head an alternative cabinet that the opposition plans to announce this week.
French soldier arrested for planning mosque attack
PARIS (Reuters) – A 23-year-old French soldier was arrested at his air force base near the city of Lyon for planning an attack on a local mosque, the French interior ministry said on Sunday.
Tribal clashes kill 111 in Sudan’s Darfur: tribal sources
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – More than 100 people have been killed since Friday in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur region in clashes between two tribes over land, tribal sources said on Sunday.
