Mexico captures leader of cocaine-trafficking Gulf Cartel
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican security forces on Saturday caught the leader of the cocaine-trafficking Gulf Cartel, the second major gang boss capture in just over a month as President Enrique Pena Nieto fights cartel violence.
Mexico captures leader of cocaine-trafficking Gulf Cartel-reports
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican security forces on Saturday caught the leader of the cocaine-trafficking Gulf Cartel, local media reported, the second major gang boss capture in just over a month as President Enrique Pena Nieto fights cartel violence.
Philippines suspends hunt for ferry disaster survivors; 32 dead, 170 missing
CEBU, Philippines (Reuters) – Worsening weather and sea conditions on Saturday forced the Philippines to suspend a search for survivors of a ferry disaster that killed at least 32 people and left 170 missing, authorities said.
Japanese nationalists sail close to islands in dispute with China
EAST CHINA SEA (Reuters) – Five boats carrying about 20 members of a Japanese nationalist group arrived on Sunday in waters near tiny islands in the East China Sea at the center of a dispute between Japan and China, a move that risks escalating tension…
Muslim Brotherhood faces ban as Egypt rulers pile on pressure
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood risks political elimination, with the new army-backed government threatening to ban the Islamist organization after launching a fierce crackdown on its supporters that has killed hundreds.
British police studying new information on Princess Diana death
LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Saturday they were assessing new information about the deaths of Princess Diana and her friend Dodi al Fayed in a Paris road crash in 1997.
Iran has 18,000 uranium centrifuges, says outgoing nuclear chief
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has installed 18,000 uranium-enrichment centrifuges, the country’s outgoing nuclear chief was quoted as saying by Iranian media on Saturday.
Guessing game as Pakistan’s powerful army chief prepares to retire
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – In a nation long plagued by military coups, the question of who will replace Pakistan’s all-powerful army chief has taken on new urgency this year as the country tries to shake off the legacy of decades of military dictatorship.
Muslim Brotherhood supporters face murder, terrorism probe: state media
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian prosecutors have placed 250 Muslim Brotherhood supporters under investigation for murder, attempted murder and terrorism, the state MENA news agency said on Saturday.
Nine men killed in Mexican drug war hotspot
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The bodies of nine men were found on Saturday in one of the most troubled areas of Mexico’s western Michoacan state, where the Knights Templar drug cartel is fighting civilian-led vigilante groups, some with ties to other cartel…
