Indonesia to summon China ambassador over fishing boat incident
JAKARTA/BEIJING (Reuters) – Indonesia will summon China’s ambassador over an incident involving a Chinese fishing vessel in the Natuna Sea, a minister said on Sunday, as Beijing accused it of attacking the ship in traditional Chinese fishing grounds.
Rwanda takes genocide suspect into custody from Congo: officials
KIGALI (Reuters) – The Democratic Republic of Congo transferred a suspect in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide to Rwanda on Sunday, Rwandan officials said.
Cyber expert disappears after comments on Bangladesh central bank heist
DHAKA (Reuters) – A cyber crime expert has disappeared after talking to police and the media about an attempted $951 million cyber heist from Bangladesh’s central bank, his wife said on Sunday.
British minister who quit over austerity cuts says they are divisive
LONDON (Reuters) – A senior British minister who resigned on Friday said vulnerable working age people were unfairly carrying the burden of deficit reduction, belying the prime minister’s claim that austerity was being shared by all.
Congo votes in presidential poll under communications blackout
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) – Voters went to the polls in Congo Republic on Sunday under a government-imposed communications blackout as long-time leader Denis Sassou Nguesso sought to extend his rule over the Central African oil producer.
Algerian army kills militants behind Krechba gas plant attack: source
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria’s army has killed four militants authorities believe were responsible for Friday’s attack on the Krechba gas facility operated by state oil company Sonatrach with BP and Statoil, a security source said on Sunday.
Turkish police on high alert in deserted streets after bombing
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Police were on high alert across Turkey on Sunday after the previous day’s attack by a suicide bomber in Istanbul’s most popular shopping district, killing three Israelis and an Iranian, with dozens more people wounded in the blast…
Niger votes in presidential run-off amid opposition boycott
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger voted on Sunday in a presidential run-off which incumbent President Mahamadou Issoufou is heavily favored to win after his jailed opponent was flown out of the country for medical reasons and an opposition coalition called for …
Thinker, soldier, business boss: many faces of Germany’s anti-immigrant AfD
BERLIN (Reuters) – A car radiator repair boss, a longtime soldier and an economics professor – they are unlikely bedfellows leading the charge of an anti-immigration party that has come from nowhere to disrupt the cozy, stable world of German coalition…
Congolese is highest-ranking politician set for Hague court verdict
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A former Congolese vice-president becomes the most senior political leader ever to face judgment before the International Criminal Court on Monday, when judges rule on whether he committed war crimes in the Central African Republi…
