U.N. reviewing Congo army support over M23 abuse allegations
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations is reviewing support to Democratic Republic of Congo army units accused of desecrating the corpses of rebels and mistreating detainees, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday during renewed fi…
Panama calls in U.N. to inspect North Korean arms ship
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panama said on Wednesday it had called on the U.N. Security Council to investigate a North Korean ship caught smuggling arms from Cuba, piling more pressure on Pyongyang over a possible breach of U.N. sanctions.
Chilean right-wing presidential candidate drops bid
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean conservative presidential candidate Pablo Longueira unexpectedly quit his campaign due to depression, his son said on Wednesday, dealing another blow to an already weakened right-wing bloc four months from the general elect…
Analysis: Ship seizure shows dire straits of Cuban military rather than threat
MIAMI (Reuters) – The seizure in Panama of a North Korean cargo ship carrying aging Cuban military hardware in need of repair is more a sign of hard times in Havana than of any sinister military threat, analysts say.
In Ramadan quiet, Afghans jockey for post-Karzai era
KABUL (Reuters) – For the devout, the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is a time of prayer and introspection, but this year, for Afghanistan’s warlords and powerbrokers, it is time to decide on a successor to President Hamid Karzai.
Greece approves scheme to fire thousands of public workers
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s shaky coalition government scraped through a vote on Wednesday on a bill to sack public sector workers as thousands chanting anti-austerity slogans protested outside parliament.
British reporter says he was beaten, detained in Sudan
KHARTOUM/CAIRO (Reuters) – A British journalist working for Bloomberg News in Sudan said on Wednesday that security agents had detained and beaten him for covering the country’s biggest anti-government protest in years.
Brazilian Congress to investigate ballooning World Cup costs
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The Brazilian Congress will investigate the billions of dollars spent on soccer stadiums for next year’s World Cup, one of the main complaints that fueled massive street protests last month against the country’s political establish…
In Ramadan quiet, Afghans jockey for post-Karzai era
KABUL (Reuters) – For the devout, the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is a time of prayer and introspection, but this year, for Afghanistan’s warlords and powerbrokers, it is time to decide on a successor to President Hamid Karzai.
Abbas convenes key Palestinians to moot new talks with Israel
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – President Mahmoud Abbas will confer with key Palestinian leaders on Thursday about a possible resumption of peace negotiations with Israel after an almost three-year freeze, officials said.
