Colombia considers leaving treaty over border spat with Nicaragua

Colombia considers leaving treaty over border spat with Nicaragua

Colombia considers leaving treaty over border spat with Nicaragua

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 01:02 PM PST

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia is considering withdrawing from a treaty that forces the country to comply with an international court ruling that grants Nicaragua jurisdiction over Caribbean waters near a Colombian archipelago, the government said on Thursday.

South Korea says IEA wants its nuclear sector to be more transparent

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 01:04 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - The International Energy Agency (IEA) wants South Korea to bring more transparency to its nuclear power sector and strengthen the independence of regulators to increase trust in the safety of its plants, the economy ministry said on Friday.

Deadly 100-vehicle pile-up in US

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 12:45 PM PST

Two people die and dozens are injured after a Thanksgiving pile-up involving some 100 vehicles on a foggy motorway in the US state of Texas.


Nigeria hit by 'blasphemy' riot

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 12:20 PM PST

A rumour that a Christian blasphemed against Islam sparks a riot in Nigeria as the incoming Anglican church head launches a religious tolerance initiative.


Congo Army Stops Retreat and Fights Back

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 11:46 AM PST

After a string of victories by rebels who have faced little resistance, the army began a counterattack in an effort to recover some of the territory it has lost in the eastern Congo.


Haiti's rising food insecurity risks social tension, says FAO

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 12:09 PM PST

ROME (Reuters) - Growing food insecurity in Haiti after Hurricane Sandy risks sparking more social tension, the United Nations Food Agency warned on Thursday, calling for food, farm and transport investment to boost the country's resilience to climate shocks.

"Ice lady" gets life sentence for double murder

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 12:03 PM PST

VIENNA (Reuters) - An ice-cream parlour owner dubbed the "ice lady" for the calculated way in which she killed her ex-husband and lover was sentenced to life in a secure mental institution on Thursday.

Seeing war in Gaza through our correspondent's iPhone lens

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 12:01 PM PST

Following the announcement of the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, hundreds of Gazans came out onto the streets to celebrate. "Celebratory gunfire crackled across the Gaza Strip as Palestinians hailed what they called a victory by Hamas in forcing an end to Israeli attacks," The Washington Post's Abigail Hauslohner wrotein her report.

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Trial of Turkish coup general adjourned till January

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 11:56 AM PST

ANKARA (Reuters) - The trial of former Turkish president General Kenan Evren over a 1980 military coup that led to mass torture and executions was adjourned on Thursday until January to allow for more evidence.

Colombia FARC rebels free four Chinese captives held since 2011

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 11:35 AM PST

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC rebels freed three captive Chinese oil workers and their translator after holding them in jungle camps for more than a year, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday, an apparent goodwill gesture as the rebels seek to negotiate a peace accord to end five decades of war.

Britain bans Nigerian Islamist group accused of murder

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 11:42 AM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday banned a Nigeria-based Islamist group it said was aligned with al Qaeda as a minister said the oulawed organisation was probably responsible for the killing of a Briton and an Italian.

'Ice cream' murder woman jailed

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 11:40 AM PST

A court in Vienna sentences a woman to life in prison for murdering her ex-husband and her lover, and hiding their dismembered bodies in her ice cream shop.


BBC names new director general

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 11:38 AM PST

Lord Tony Hall, a former veteran of the global broadcaster, appointed after a direct approach from BBC Trust.


Russia lifts ban on British beef

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 11:12 AM PST

Russia agrees to lift a 16-year ban on importing British beef and lamb put in place after the BSE outbreak.


Lecompton, Kansas, Promotes Role in Lincoln’s Rise

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 11:18 AM PST

A publicity campaign in Lecompton, Kan., seeks national recognition of the tiny town's crucial role in the election of President Lincoln and in the Civil War.


Mexican president wants to change his country's name ... to Mexico

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 11:07 AM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon has one non-urgent item pending on his agenda in the dying days of his presidency - he wants to change his country's name.

Analysis: Egypt proves peace role can survive Arab Spring

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 10:58 AM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Mediating the Gaza truce was a bravura diplomatic performance by Egypt's new President Mohamed Mursi, jacking up his personal stature and reassuring an anxious Washington that the architecture of Middle East peace can survive the Arab Spring.

Mauritania arrests suspected French jihadist headed to Mali

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 10:51 AM PST

NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - A Frenchman suspected of trying join al Qaeda-linked fighters controlling northern Mali has been arrested in neighbouring Mauritania, security sources there said on Thursday.

Euro MPs warn of UN net control

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 10:26 AM PST

The UN's telecommunications union should not be allowed to take over control of the internet, the European Parliament warns ahead of a key meeting.


France faces twin tasks of ageing nuclear fleet, staff

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 10:40 AM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - An ageing fleet of nuclear power plants and retirement of half of EDF's nuclear staff in the next 5 years are the main challenges the French nuclear safety watchdog is facing and will have to deal with, its new head said on Thursday.

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