Congo nears deal under which Kabila to leave power by end 2017
KINSHASA (Reuters) – President Joseph Kabila of Democratic Republic of Congo would leave power in 2017 and elections would be held the same year under a political deal close to completion, opposition leaders said on Friday.
U.S. issues travel warning for Jordan after recent attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Friday warned Americans traveling to Jordan of threats from terrorist groups after several recent attacks in the country.
Costa Rica probes reported detection of wanted Mexico politician
SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Costa Rica said on Friday it was investigating whether a former Mexican state governor wanted on corruption charges had entered the country illegally.
STORY WITHDRAWAL: London court says Turkish trustees have no claim on alleged Gulen-linked firm’s UK asset
LONDON (Reuters) – This story has been withdrawn. The story was based on a ruling that was not a final judgment. There will be no substitute story.
Russia’s Putin discusses killing of ambassador with Erdogan
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gave an update on the investigation into the killing of the Russian ambassador in Ankara in a phone conversation with President Vladimir Putin on Friday which also covered the Syrian crisis, the Kreml…
Sudan extradites senior Tunisian Islamic State suspect: state media
TUNIS (Reuters) – Authorities in Tunisia said on Friday that Sudan had handed over a Tunisian suspect accused of being a senior figure within Islamic State and helping plan a 2015 attack on the Bardo museum in Tunis, state media reported.
Exclusive: FBI probes FDIC hack linked to China’s military – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI is investigating how hackers infiltrated computers at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for several years beginning in 2010 in a breach senior FDIC officials believe was sponsored by China’s military, people with …
Corruption probe clouds survival of Brazil’s transition leader
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Corruption allegations implicating Brazilian President Michel Temer and his party are casting doubt on his ability to remain in office and causing the first cracks in his coalition amid growing calls for early elections.
U.S. forces embedding more to help Iraqis retake Mosul: commander
MAKHMOUR, Iraq (Reuters) – U.S. forces assisting Iraqi troops to retake Mosul from Islamic State are embedding more extensively, a senior commander said on Friday, a move that could accelerate a two month-old campaign which has slackened after quick in…
Police neutralize possible explosive device outside Turkish office in Brussels
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian police found and neutralized a potential explosive device in a bag left outside an office used by a Turkish cultural association in Brussels on Friday.
