More than 30 rescued in Afghan raid on Taliban prison
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan and foreign special forces raided a Taliban prison in southern Helmand province on Sunday and rescued at least 30 people, according to army and provincial officials.
Defiant Hun Sen tells U.S. to cut all aid to Cambodia
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen challenged the United States on Sunday to cut all aid after it announced it was ending funding for a general election next year in response to the dissolution of the main opposition party, media r…
China military sets up website to report leaks, fake news
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military on Sunday launched a website inviting the public to report leaks and fake news, as well as illegal online activities by military personnel, the latest step in a push to ensure Communist Party control over the intern…
Former leader Pinera seen as favorite as Chileans vote for president
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chileans vote for a new president on Sunday, with billionaire conservative Sebastian Pinera the favorite to win, although a crowded field of leftist challengers are likely to force a December runoff.
Haitian army set to make controversial return after two decades
CAP-HAITIEN/PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s president on Saturday heralded the re-establishment of the country’s military after 22 years, a divisive issue in the impoverished Caribbean nation which has a history of bloody coups and political instabi…
Argentina says signals detected, likely from missing submarine
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Hopes that 44 crew members of a missing Argentine navy submarine may be found alive rose after the defense ministry said the vessel likely tried to communicate via satellite on Saturday as an internatio…
Zimbabwe’s ruling party set to sack Mugabe, sources say
HARARE (Reuters) – The leaders of Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party will meet on Sunday to approve the dismissal of President Robert Mugabe, the only leader the southern African nation has known since independence 37 years ago, two party sources have sai…
Gerry Adams: Face of IRA who helped cement Northern Ireland peace
DUBLIN (Reuters) – As the public face of the Irish Republican Army during its bombing campaigns, then peacemaker and mainstream politician, Gerry Adams has been a defining figure of Northern Ireland’s 50-year journey from sectarian torment to relative …
Official photo released to mark 70th wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth
LONDON (Reuters) – Buckingham Palace issued a new photographic portrait of Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip on Saturday to mark their upcoming 70th wedding anniversary.
Turkey launches investigation into U.S. prosecutors over Zarrab case: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have opened an investigation into the U.S. prosecutors who brought charges against a Turkish gold trader facing trial in New York, state media said on Saturday, after Ankara said the case was based on fabricated…
