North Korean ship was carrying sugar donation, Cuba told Panama
PANAMA CITY/MIAMI (Reuters) – When a North Korean ship carrying Cuban arms was seized last week in Panama on suspicion of smuggling drugs, Cuba first said it was loaded with sugar for the people of North Korea, according to a Panamanian official famili…
Biden calls Brazil’s Rousseff over NSA spying tensions
BRASILIA (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden called Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Friday to try to smooth tensions caused by allegations that the United States spied on Brazilian Internet communications, Rousseff’s office said.
Panama checking for explosive material in North Korean ship
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Investigators unloading the cargo of a seized North Korean ship that carried arms from Cuba may have discovered explosive material on board, a senior Panamanian official said on Friday.
Mursi supporters rally in Egypt, army shows muscle
CAIRO (Reuters) – Three Egyptians were killed during clashes between supporters and opponents of deposed President Mohamed Mursi late on Friday, after thousands rallied in Egyptian cities demanding the reinstatement of the Islamist leader.
North Korean ship was carrying sugar donation, Cuba told Panama
PANAMA CITY/MIAMI (Reuters) – When a North Korean ship carrying Cuban arms was seized last week in Panama on suspicion of smuggling drugs, Cuba first said it was loaded with sugar for the people of North Korea, according to a Panamanian official famili…
Two killed in clashes between pro- and anti-Mursi protesters
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian woman and a 13-year-old boy were killed when supporters and opponents of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi clashed in the Nile Delta town of Mansoura, the website of state-run newspaper Al-Ahram said on Saturday.
Kerry says Israel, Palestinians lay groundwork for peace talks
AMMAN (Reuters) – Israel and the Palestinians have laid the groundwork for resuming peace talks after an almost three-year stalemate, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday, although he cautioned the deal was not final and required more dipl…
U.S. prosecutors charge al Qaeda commander over Algeria attack
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Friday charged a commander of al Qaeda’s North African operations with participating in an attack on an Algerian gas plant in January that killed dozens of workers, including three Americans.
Russia opposition leader freed on bail, protests rattle Kremlin
KIROV, Russia (Reuters) – Russia unexpectedly freed opposition leader Alexei Navalny on bail on Friday, bending to the will of thousands of protesters who denounced his five-year jail sentence as a crude attempt by President Vladimir Putin to silence h…
U.S. will not file with Supreme Court in Argentina debt case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will not file a brief next week asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review Argentina’s case in a decades-old battle between the South American country and “holdout” creditors, a Justice Department spokesman said on…
