Iranian ship and crew escape after 5 months in captivity off Somali coast
NAIROBI (Reuters) – An Iranian fishing vessel and its crew have escaped after being held captive for five months by Somali fishermen, maritime piracy experts said on Friday, but it was not clear how many crew members had escaped.
Unseen security footage underscores patchy Bangkok blast probe
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Eleven days after Thailand’s deadliest bombing police have yet to review CCTV footage taken minutes after the blast which features a man dressed like the chief suspect, Reuters has found.
Key names out in Turkish interim government, but AK Party still dominates
ANKARA (Reuters) – An interim power-sharing government to be announced in Turkey on Friday will see the departure of high-profile figures including Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan, senior officials said, but there is little likelihood of any major po…
U.S., China stress positives ahead of Xi trip
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the United States stressed the positives in their complex relationship on Friday during meetings between U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice and Chinese officials ahead of a U.S. visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping…
Border firing kills nine on India-Pakistan war anniversary
SRINAGAR, India/LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Cross-border firing between India and Pakistan killed at least nine people on Friday, the day India marked the 50th anniversary of a war between the two South Asian nations.
Japan ruling party sets date for leadership vote PM bound to win
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Friday set a date for a party leadership election that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is bound to win, effectively assuring him of staying leader of the world’s third-largest economy.
Former Vatican ambassador accused of child abuse dies
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A Catholic former archbishop accused of child sex offences was found dead on Friday, the Vatican said, a month after he was hospitalized on the eve of his trial.
China investigates executives at party newspaper’s website
BEIJING (Reuters) – Two executives of the company that runs the website of the Chinese Communist Party’s top newspaper are being investigated for corruption, the state prosecutor said on Friday, the latest blemish on state media caught up in a crackdow…
Ending standoff with North Korea boosts South’s President Park
SEOUL (Reuters) – Beset by crisis, scandal and a sluggish economy in the first half of her single five-year term, South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s approval rating soared in a poll released on Friday after a pact with North Korea brought back the …
Turkish poll shows falling level of support for AK Party
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s ruling AK Party is not seen winning enough votes to form a single-party government in a Nov. 1 snap election with 38.9 percent support, down from 40.7 percent in the June election, the latest survey from pollster Gezici indi…
