Rios Montt's lawyers walk out of Guatemala genocide trial

Rios Montt's lawyers walk out of Guatemala genocide trial

Rios Montt's lawyers walk out of Guatemala genocide trial

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 01:15 PM PDT

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A session in the genocide trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt ended abruptly on Thursday, as his lawyers tried to suspend proceedings over a legal technicality and stormed out, leaving him sitting alone in court.

Baghdad cafe hit by deadly bombing

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 01:03 PM PDT

At least 15 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a bomb attack on a cafe in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say.

Regional leaders recognize Central African Republic rebel chief

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 12:58 PM PDT

N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Leaders of the Central Africa regional bloc recognized Michel Djotodia on Thursday as transitional head of the Central African Republic but stopped short of embracing him as president, conveying their concern about his taking of power by force.

Suicide bomber kills 23 in Baghdad cafe: officials

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 12:54 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 23 people were killed and dozens more wounded when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives inside a Baghdad cafe on Thursday, police and hospital officials said.

Paraguay's Colorado Party likely to win back presidency

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 12:48 PM PDT

ASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguayans will likely vote to put the Colorado Party back into the presidency on Sunday, restoring the center-right party to power after leftist President Fernando Lugo broke its 60-year reign in 2008.

In Memoir, Amanda Knox Testifies in Public Court of Approval

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 12:15 PM PDT

Amanda Knox, who was convicted and then acquitted of killing her roommate in Perugia, Italy, wrote a memoir after her release from prison in 2011.
    

Lagarde warns UK growth 'not good'

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 12:33 PM PDT

The head of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, expresses renewed concern over the health of the UK economy.

Graphic designer Storm Thorgerson dies

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 01:07 PM PDT

Storm Thorgerson, whose album cover artwork includes Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, has died, the band's management confirms.

South America rushes to back Maduro as U.S. casts doubt on Venezuela vote

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 01:05 PM PDT

LIMA (Reuters) - South American leaders will make a collective show of support for Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro on Thursday in Lima, officials said, as the United States and his opponents call for a recount of the disputed vote.

US suspect denies mailing poison-laced letter

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 01:07 PM PDT

Paul Kevin Curtis, charged with threatening the US president and others, says he is innocent.

Suspect Denies Mailing Poisoned Letter to Obama

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 11:12 AM PDT

Paul Kevin Curtis, a Mississippi man charged with mailing letters believed to contain ricin to President Obama and two others, was surprised by his arrest, his lawyer said.
    

Syrian Kurds fear increasing attacks from Assad forces

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 12:07 PM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - Bombings of Kurdish areas in Syria suggest that Syrian Kurds, long detached from the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, are increasingly being targeted by his forces after they struck deals with rebels fighting to topple him, a Kurdish leader said.

Mauritania to send 1,800 troops to Mali: France

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 11:54 AM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - Mauritania will send 1,800 troops to Mali as part of a planned U.N. force to keep the peace in the West African nation after a French-led offensive that has ousted Islamist rebels from the desert north, France's foreign minister said on Thursday.

Six killed in Kenya gun attack

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 12:34 PM PDT

At least six people are shot dead in an attack by a group of armed men in the eastern Kenyan town of Garissa.

U.S. Probes Suspicions Syria Used Chemical Weapons

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 11:48 AM PDT

American intelligence agencies are reviewing what some officials see as the first credible indications that Syrian forces used small amounts of chemical weapons in recent fighting, said senior U.S. and European officials.

Russia Opens New Case Against Activist

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 12:35 PM PDT

Russian authorities filed another criminal case against opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Thursday, the morning after proceedings in the first of many cases against the vocal critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin kicked off in the city of Kirov.

Dubai Airport Sees Potential For U.S. Customs Post

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 11:44 AM PDT

Dubai's airport authority said it would welcome any effort by the U.S. to set up a customs post for airline passengers heading to the country from the Gulf emirate.

Eight killed in gun attack in Kenyan town: Red Cross

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 11:52 AM PDT

GARISSA, Kenya (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead eight people when they sprayed bullets into a restaurant in the eastern Kenyan town of Garissa on Thursday, the Kenya Red Cross said.

U.S. accuses Bissau military chief in Colombia drugs, weapons plot

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 11:47 AM PDT

DAKAR (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice has accused Guinea-Bissau's top military official of plotting to traffic cocaine to the United States and sell weapons to Colombian rebels, according to court documents seen by Reuters on Thursday.

Analysis: Venezuela's Capriles faces tough battle to challenge election

Posted: 18 Apr 2013 12:49 PM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Henrique Capriles may have cemented his status as Venezuela's undisputed opposition leader, but he faces an uphill battle in his challenge to election results that narrowly handed the OPEC nation's presidency to Nicolas Maduro.

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