Al Qaeda mourns death of top commander in Yemen
DUBAI (Reuters) – Al Qaeda’s branch in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) mourned the killing of a senior commander in southern Yemen, a statement distributed on social media showed, after he was reported dead in a suspected U.S. drone strike last week.
Efforts to revive Afghan peace talks continue in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Representatives from Pakistan, Afghanistan, the United States and China met in Islamabad on Saturday to continue work on a roadmap for peace talks with Taliban insurgents who have ramped up their violent campaign against the gover…
As Myanmar powerbrokers talk, could Suu Kyi emerge as president?
NAYPYITAW/YANGON (Reuters) – As Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawmakers smiled for the cameras at the first sessions of Myanmar’s parliament, a summit of generals convened at a base just minutes from the chamber. On every mind was the same question: who will be t…
China faces diplomatic ‘crisis’ over missing Hong Kong booksellers
HONG KONG/GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – For years Gui Minhai, a China-born publisher of tabloid books on China’s leaders, had believed he could live and work overseas on a Swedish passport without fear of persecution by Chinese authorities, which ban su…
Al Qaeda group claims kidnapping of Australians in Burkina Faso
CAIRO (Reuters) – The militant group al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of two Australians near Burkina Faso’s border with Mali on Jan. 15, according to an audio statement on Friday.
Haiti protesters stone to death ex-fighter as political crisis deepens
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti slipped deeper into unrest on Friday as former fighters roamed the capital and a mob of protesters stoned one of them to death, days before President Michel Martelly is due to leave office with no elected successor.
Pentagon releases photos tied to Afghan, Iraq detainee abuse
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon on Friday released 198 photographs linked to allegations of abuse of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan, many of them showing close-ups of cuts and bruises to arms and legs of prisoners held in U.S. facilities.
U.S., Britain consider letting spy agencies, police seek email, chat data from companies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and UK spy agencies and police may soon be allowed to directly ask media companies in each others’ countries for email and online chat data for people being investigated, under a tentative bilateral deal, officials said on F…
Despite Libya urgency, hurdles to quick action against Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies are probably many weeks or even months away from launching a new military campaign against Islamic State in Libya, despite mounting concern about the group’s spread there and its attacks on oil in…
Guinea journalist killed in clashes between opposition factions
CONAKRY (Reuters) – A journalist was shot and killed in Guinea on Friday during clashes between rival factions of the West African nation’s main opposition party, witnesses and the government said.
