Chinese columnist traveling from Beijing goes missing: lawyer
BEIJING (Reuters) – A well-known Chinese columnist has gone missing after warning former colleagues of the danger of re-publishing an open letter calling for President Xi Jinping to resign, the journalist’s lawyer said on Thursday.
Cameroon soldiers kill 20 Boko Haram fighters in Nigeria
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Cameroonian soldiers killed 20 Boko Haram fighters on Wednesday during a raid in northern Nigeria carried out by a multinational force tasked with stamping out the Islamist militants, military sources told Reuters on Thursday.
Macau court rules Stanley Ho’s nephew guilty over prostitution ring
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Macau court sentenced Alan Ho, the nephew of former kingpin Stanley Ho, to 13 months in prison for helping to facilitate a high-profile prostitution ring in the world’s biggest gambling hub, Hong Kong broadcaster RTHK reported o…
Russia says to complete withdrawing most of Syria force in two-three days
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will complete the withdrawal of most of its military contingent in Syria in two to three days, Russian Air Force Commander Viktor Bondarev said in an interview with the Komsomolskaya Pravda daily published on Thursday.
Cuba changing, but only slowly, since Obama’s policy shift
HAVANA (Reuters) – Saul Berenthal has waited for decades for a chance to do business in Cuba. Despite the astonishing breakthroughs in U.S.-Cuban relations under President Barack Obama, he must wait some more.
Small protests proliferate in simmering Venezuela
CARACAS (Reuters) – Frustrated neighbors block a road with trash after days without water. Placard-waving nurses halt traffic to demand uniforms and medicines. Women bang pots on balconies when the lights go out.
Egypt finds new clues that Queen Nefertiti may lie buried behind Tut’s tomb
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has unearthed further evidence that a secret chamber, believed by some to be the lost burial site of Queen Nefertiti, may lie behind King Tutankhamun’s tomb, Egypt’s antiquities minister said on Thursday.
Germany closes embassy, consulate in Turkey on attack fears
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s embassy in Ankara and its general consulate in Istanbul were closed on Thursday on indications of a possible imminent attack, the foreign ministry said.
Turkey’s parliament should lift immunity from prosecution for all parties: PM
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Thursday proposed parliament lift the immunity from prosecution for all lawmakers and collectively review the 506 outstanding dossiers.
Turkey will not make new demands at EU migrant summit: senior official
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey does not intend to make new demands at a meeting with EU leaders on the migrant crisis and sees the chances of finalizing a deal as difficult but not impossible, a senior Turkish official told Reuters on Thursday.
