Colombian president calls for calm as farm protests reach Bogota
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Thousands of Colombian farmers and state workers marched through Bogota on Thursday, banging pots and pans as they converged on the capital after 11 days of increasingly violent protests against agricultural and trade policies they s…
Mexico says trafficker linked to kingpin Guzman behind 350 murders
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A suspected lieutenant of Mexico’s most wanted drug lord captured this week was likely responsible for at least 350 murders, the government said on Thursday.
Bachelet favorite to win Chile election by large margin: poll
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Around 44 percent of Chileans are rooting for former center-left President Michelle Bachelet to make a comeback in this year’s election against a weakened right-wing candidate, a poll showed on Thursday.
Eight inmates killed in Mexican prison near U.S. border
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Eight inmates were attacked and killed in a Mexican prison near the U.S. border a day after being transferred to the facility, the local state government said on Thursday.
Exclusive: Syrian army moves Scud missiles to avoid strike
AMMAN (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad’s forces have removed several Scud missiles and dozens of launchers from a base north of Damascus, possibly to protect the weapons from a Western attack, opposition sources said on Thursday.
Russia threatens Belarus with months of oil supply cuts
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Tension between Russia and Belarus rose on Thursday as Moscow warned oil supply cuts to its energy-poor neighbor could last for months, and Minsk threatened to open a criminal case against a Russian tycoon with Kremlin ties.
Tanzania asks Uganda to help it mend ties with Rwanda
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania has asked Uganda’s president to help it patch up relations with Rwanda after a falling-out over Tanzania’s efforts to bring peace to the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania’s prime minister said on Thursda…
Russia sends warships to Mediterranean as Syria tension rises
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday it was sending warships to the Mediterranean, but denied it was beefing up its naval force there as Western powers prepare for military action against Syria.
Russia sends warships to Mediterranean as Syria tension rises
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday it was sending warships to the Mediterranean, but denied it was beefing up its naval force there as Western powers prepare for military action against Syria.
Car bomb in northern Iraqi city kills 11
TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) – A car bomb killed 11 people and wounded 27 in the Iraqi city of Samarra on Thursday, police and medical sources said, in the latest of an intensifying series of attacks.
