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Ecuador says it has sued Mexico over granting of asylum to former VP Apr 29, 2024 12:10PM

By Alexandra Valencia

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's foreign ministry said on Monday it has sued Mexico at the International Court of Justice over Mexico's granting of asylum to former Ecuadorean vice-president Jorge Glas.

Glas, twice convicted of corruption and now facing fresh charges, was arrested this month during a raid by police on Mexico's Quito embassy, where he had been living since December.

The raid drew... (continue reading...)


At least 23 die in Peru after bus crashes into river Apr 29, 2024 12:06PM

LIMA (Reuters) - At least 23 people died after a bus fell down a slope into a river on Sunday evening in the Andean mountains of northern Peru, a prosecutor told local media on Monday morning.

The accident occurred on Sunday night when the bus was heading to the town of Sorochuco, Olga Bobadilla, provincial prosecutor for the Cajamarca region, told local radio station RPP.

"Information is still being collected because the accident... (continue reading...)


Start me up: The Stones kick off North America tour in Houston Apr 29, 2024 12:06PM

By Arathy Somasekhar

HOUSTON (Reuters) -The Rolling Stones kicked off their North America tour at a sold-out venue in Houston on Sunday, with people traveling from various cities to watch one of the world's most enduring rock bands amid worries that this could be their last tour.

The show was the first of 16 performances, set across the U.S. and Canada through July.

Fans flocked to the NRG Stadium in Houston in Rolling Stones... (continue reading...)


Lawmakers scuffle again in Georgia over 'foreign agent' bill Apr 29, 2024 11:56AM

TBILISI (Reuters) - A female Georgian member of parliament hit a male colleague with a water bottle on Monday as tempers ran high during discussion of a contentious "foreign agents" law.

Video posted by local media showed opposition member of parliament Khatia Dekanoidze rapping Guram Macharashvili over the head with what appeared to be a plastic bottle as he shouted and wagged his finger at her.

Georgia faces more protests this week over... (continue reading...)


Factbox-Who could replace Humza Yousaf as Scotland's first minister? Apr 29, 2024 11:42AM

LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf said on Monday he would step down, saying he was not the right candidate to rebuild ties with other parties after he ended a coalition with the Greens and faced defeat in confidence votes this week.

Here are some of the possible candidates to be the next Scottish National Party (SNP) leader.

JOHN SWINNEY

Swinney led the SNP from 2000-2004, served as deputy leader to... (continue reading...)


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