UN monitors face risky mission in Syria

UN monitors arriving in Syria are starting a perilous mission as there is no formal ceasefire between President Bashar al-Assad and opposition forces, diplomats said. “No ceasefire, not even the start of a political process, this will be one of the most difficult UN missions ever,” said one senior envoy at the United Nations. The Syrian government is responsible for the safety of the 30 unarmed monitors who will be deployed in coming days, a UN Security Council resolution which approved the force stressed.

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Next Americas summit without Cuba "unacceptable" - Colombia

President Juan Manuel Santos, the host of the weekend summit of Latin American and Caribbean leaders here, said Saturday that keeping Cuba out of the next summit would be “unacceptable.” “The isolation, the indifference has shown its ineffectiveness. In today's world there is no justification for this anachronism,” he said. “ So just as a new summit with a frustrated Haiti would be unacceptable, so it would be with Cuba absent,” he told his peers at the Summit of the Americas, including US President Barack Obama.

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Obama attacks Romney from overseas

President Barack Obama is making a rare foray into national politics while abroad, taking a jab at the immigration stance of his likely rival in November's presidential election.

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Pakistan avalanche rescuers excavate new site

Pakistani troops began excavating a new site in their search for 138 people buried by an avalanche at a high-altitude army camp despite a fresh slide in the area, the military said on Saturday.

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