Criminal investigation
Colombia’s Uribe quits Senate in what may be bid to escape court probe
If his resignation is accepted, the former president, who is accused of influencing witnesses, will be investigated by the Attorney General instead of the Supreme Court which usually has jurisdiction over cases involving high-ranking public servants
- UN appeals for aid for war-torn Syria
- Tunisian groups call for humane treatment of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa
- Lula calls for group to discuss cooperation model with South American presidents
- Israel starts resettling former illegal outpost of Homesh in occupied West Bank
- Early elections called in Spain following defeat of incumbent party in regional polls
