Fourteen kidnapped aid workers released in eastern Congo
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Fourteen aid workers kidnapped two days ago by unidentified assailants in the eastern Rutshuru region of Democratic Republic of Congo have been released, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
British journalists jailed for Indonesia visa violations, could be freed immediately
BATAM, Indonesia (Reuters) – An Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced two British journalists to two months and 15 days in jail after they were convicted of violating immigration laws by working without appropriate visas.
Boko Haram ghosts haunt ‘liberated’ areas in Nigeria’s northeast
MUBI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Life seems to be returning to normal in this northern Nigerian town a year after the army expelled the Islamist fighters of Boko Haram — shops bustle with customers and vendors hawk their wares in the pot-holed streets.
Kremlin says inappropriate to link Russia’s military strategy in Syria with Egypt jet crash
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Tuesday that it was inappropriate to link Russia’s military strategy in Syria with the results of an investigation into an airplane crash in Egypt over the weekend in which over 200…
Russia’s Lavrov and U.N. Syria envoy de Mistura to meet in Moscow on Wednesday: reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to meet U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura on Wednesday in Moscow, foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies on Tuesday.
UK government denies dropping plans for vote on Syria air strikes
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron has not dropped plans to seek parliamentary support to bomb Islamist militants in Syria, a source in his office said after reports that he had done so.
Indonesia to deport Indian on Interpol most-wanted list
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia will deport one of India’s most wanted men on Tuesday to face charges in more than two dozen murder cases at home.
China’s ruling Communist Party says to accelerate military reform
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party will seek to build the capability to win an “informationized war” by 2020 as part of accelerated reform of the armed forces, state media reported on Tuesday.
Russia’s Aeroflot replaces A321 plane on Moscow-St Petersburg route: TASS quotes source
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian state carrier Aeroflot has replaced an Airbus A321 aircraft on its Moscow-St Petersburg route due to technical issues, TASS news agency quoted a source as saying on Tuesday.
U.S. Navy plans two or more patrols in South China Sea per quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy plans to conduct patrols within 12 nautical miles of artificial islands in the South China Sea about twice a quarter to remind China and other countries about U.S. rights under international law, a U.S. defense offi…
