Turkish security forces fire on protest in southeast, one dead
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish security forces killed one person and wounded ten on Friday when they fired on a group protesting against the construction of a new gendarmerie outpost in Kurdish-dominated southeastern Turkey, a Kurdish party law…
Exclusive: Rwanda army officers aiding M23 rebels in Congo – U.N. experts
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Military officers from Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo are fueling violence in eastern Congo despite pledges by the countries to foster peace, according to a confidential U.N. experts’ report seen by Reuters on Friday…
U.S. citizen killed in Egyptian violence: officials
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) – A U.S. citizen was stabbed to death in the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Friday during clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Mursi, a doctor and three security officials said.
Obama pledges to help Africa, pays tribute to Mandela
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama paid tribute to anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela as he flew to South Africa on Friday but played down expectations of a meeting with the ailing black leader during an Africa tour promoting …
Peru peasant squads rally against U.S. firm’s $5 billion gold mine
CAJAMARCA, Peru (Reuters) – Forty years ago, peasants in rural Peru banded together as “ronderos” – Spanish for “people who make the rounds” – to curb cattle rustling.
Small plane crashes in Guatemala, killing all six on board
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – A small airplane crashed in a wooded area in western Guatemala near the border with Mexico on Friday morning, killing all six men on board, rescue workers at the scene said.
Brazil truckers call for 72-hour strike starting Monday
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s trucking union is calling for a 72-hour strike starting on Monday, potentially slowing the movement of record soy, corn and sugar crops to ports, although unlikely to stop exports.
Analysis: Brazil’s mass protests peak, ball in politicians’ court
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The massive protests that paralyzed Brazil last week appear to have peaked after sending the country’s shaken political establishment a loud message that it needs to change its ways.
France places four suspected Islamists under investigation
PARIS (Reuters) – Four suspected radical Islamists arrested in the Paris region this week on suspicion of plotting attacks in France were placed under formal investigation on Friday, legal and police sources said.
Guinea Bissau interim leader sets November 24 election date
BISSAU (Reuters) – Guinea Bissau’s interim leader called elections on Friday that African and Western leaders hope will end decades of instability in a former Portuguese colony that has been become a narcotics trafficking hub to Europe.
