Kuwait arrests five over video deemed offensive to crown prince
DUBAI (Reuters) – Kuwait arrested five suspects accused of posting a video on social media considered offensive to the Gulf state’s crown prince, the interior ministry said on Tuesday.
Peru’s Fujimori asks for forgiveness, thanks Kuczynski for pardon
LIMA (Reuters) – Former authoritarian leader Alberto Fujimori sought forgiveness from Peruvians “from the bottom of my heart” on Tuesday for shortcomings during his rule, and thanked President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski for granting him a Christmas pardon.
Four killed in suspected Boko Haram Nigeria attack on Monday: sources
LAGOS (Reuters) – Four civilians were killed in an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants on Monday in the Nigerian city at the center of a conflict with the Islamists, a resident and two officials told Reuters.
Myanmar police to free journalists working for Turkish broadcaster
(Reuters) – Myanmar police said on Tuesday they would drop pending charges against two journalists working for Turkey’s state broadcaster, their interpreter and driver, who were jailed in November for violating an aircraft law by filming with a drone.
Turkey to restore Sudanese Red Sea port and build naval dock
ISTANBUL/KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Turkey will rebuild a ruined Ottoman port city on Sudan’s Red Sea coast and construct a naval dock to maintain civilian and military vessels, Sudan’s foreign minister said on Tuesday, as Ankara expands military and economi…
Venezuelans scramble to survive as merchants demand dollars
CARACAS/CIUDAD GUAYANA, Venezuela (Reuters) – There was no way Jose Ramon Garcia, a food transporter in Venezuela, could afford new tires for his van at $350 each.
British woman sentenced in Egypt to three years in jail for smuggling painkillers
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court sentenced a British woman to three years in prison on Tuesday for smuggling painkillers into the country, a Reuters witness said.
Philippines to sanction firms involved in deadly fire if safety skirted
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines said on Tuesday it would investigate whether safety regulations were ignored at an office where a fire killed 37 call center employees and vowed to impose sanctions if firms had not met standards.
India angered by Pakistan’s treatment of death row prisoner’s wife and mother
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India denounced Pakistan on Tuesday for its handling of the visit of the wife and mother of an Indian man on death row, saying they were harassed and prevented from talking to the prisoner freely.
Italy rescues more than 250 migrants in Mediterranean
ROME (Reuters) – More than 250 migrants were rescued in the central Mediterranean during the night between Monday and Tuesday, Italy’s Coast Guard said.
