One dead in explosion at Nexen Canadian oil sands facility
TORONTO (Reuters) – One person was killed and a second was injured in an explosion at Nexen Energy’s Long Lake oil sands facility south of Fort McMurray, Alberta, on Friday, the company said.
Australia should apologize, say accused Nauru aid workers
PERTH (Reuters) – The Australian government should apologize for ejecting nine welfare workers from an immigration camp on Nauru for alleged misconduct after a report cleared them of any wrongdoing, one of the aid workers told media on Saturday.
21 people return after kidnapped by Mexican armed group
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Twenty-one Mexicans who were kidnapped a few days ago by an armed group in the violent state of Guerrero reappeared on Friday, officials said, a rare occurrence in a country where most kidnappings end in mystery or death.
U.S. concerned about electoral climate in Uganda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it was concerned that the electoral environment in Uganda was deteriorating in the run-up to elections next month.
Obama congratulates Mexican president on arrest of drug boss Guzman: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama spoke by phone on Friday with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and congratulated him on the arrest last week of drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the White House said.
China says talking to U.S. over brother of aide to former president
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Friday acknowledged for the first time that it is communicating with the United States about Ling Wancheng, the brother of a disgraced one-time aide to former President Hu Jintao, in a case that could complicate ties.
Syria tells U.N.: No one cares more about our people than us
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Syria told the U.N. Security Council on Friday that no one cares more about the Syrian people than President Bashar al-Assad’s government after the United Nations accused rival parties in the five-year conflict of war crimes …
China seeks investment for disputed islands, to launch flights
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China will invite private investment to build infrastructure on islands it controls in the disputed South China Sea and will start regular flights to one of them this year, state media said on Friday, moves likely to ange…
Swedish citizens get 11 years in U.S. prison for al Shabaab support
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two Swedish citizens who U.S. prosecutors say fought alongside the Islamist militant group al Shabaab in Somalia in battles to take control of the country’s capital of Mogadishu were sentenced to 11 years in prison on Friday.
Burundi ex-minister, generals jailed for life over coup: radio
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A former Burundi defense minister and three other generals were sentenced to life in jail on Friday for their role in a coup that was foiled in May, state radio reported.
