MEXICO CITY, Nov. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — Mexico arrested its head of Interpol on Tuesday for allegedly working for a powerful drug cartel and sent the military to take over police duties in the city of Tijuana in another step to flush out corrupt law enforcement. ... > full story
TIJUANA, Mexico, Nov. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — Troops removed 500 local police officers and took over law enforcement in one of Mexico's most violent cities on Tuesday in the government's latest effort to flush out corrupt police in its war on drug gangs. ... > full story
LUOFU, Congo, Nov. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — Rebels in east Democratic Republic of Congo announced a military pullback on Tuesday to support a U.N. peace initiative and the government sacked its armed forces chief following a string of defeats. ... > full story
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — Bolivia's left-wing President Evo Morales said on Monday he wanted improved ties with the incoming U.S. administration of Barack Obama but ruled out having U.S. anti-drug agents resume work under his rule. ... > full story
RWINDI, Congo, Nov. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — Well-armed Tutsi rebels in eastern Congo have pushed back demoralized army troops and advanced north despite their leader's pledge to support a ceasefire and peace talks, witnesses said on Monday. ... > full story
KHARTOUM, Nov. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — A powerful rebel group on Monday said it was ready to discuss Qatar-sponsored peace plans for the Darfur conflict, signaling a possible softening of its stance toward the initiative. ... > full story
GAZA, Nov. 16, 2008 (Reuters) — An Israeli air strike killed four militants in the Gaza Strip on Sunday and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he had commissioned a plan for military action in the Hamas-run territory if rocket attacks on Israel persist. ... > full story
JOMBA, Congo, Nov. 16, 2008 (Reuters) — Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda agreed on Sunday to take part in U.N.-backed peace talks, but fighting between the army and rebels raged on in the east despite his declared support for a ceasefire. ... > full story
KHARTOUM, Nov. 16, 2008 (Reuters) — Sudan's military said on Sunday it had clashed with armed bandits in Darfur, but a senior official said the fighting did not amount to a breach of a ceasefire announced last week. ... > full story
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov. 16, 2008 (Reuters) — Pakistan will reopen a main supply route to Western forces in Afghanistan on Monday, a week after militants hijacked more than a dozen trucks on the road through the Khyber Pass, a senior official said on Sunday. ... > full story
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Paulson unlikely to tap rest of bailout: report Nov. 17, 2008 (The Raw Story) — US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said in an interview Monday he would likely leave the remainder of a 700 billion dollar finance sector bailout ...
In Darfur, call mass rape what it is: Genocide Nov. 17, 2008 (Miami Herald) — People hear the word ''genocide'' and think of 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis during the Holocaust or the estimated 800,000 mostly Tutsis ...
Darfur Arrest Warrants Sought Nov. 14, 2008 (New York Times) — The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Friday that he would seek arrest warrants for war crimes in Darfur including, for the first ...
Sudan announces purchase of 12 Russian warplanes Nov. 14, 2008 (Daily Star, Lebanon) — Russia has sold 12 MiG-29 fighter jets to Sudan, Sudanese Defense Minister Abdel-Rahim Mohammad Hussein said during a visit to Moscow on Friday ...
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