North Korea urges South to lift sanctions before talks can begin
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Friday demanded the lifting of sanctions, imposed by South Korea after a 2010 attack on one of its naval vessels, as a condition for resuming dialogue.
Outgoing U.N. envoy laments scant human rights gains in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – A U.N. envoy paid a final official visit to Cambodia on Friday and noted scant progress during his six-year mandate, warning the government its people were no longer afraid to defend their human rights.
Ousted Thai PM Yingluck banned from politics, faces criminal charges
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai authorities dealt a double blow to ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her powerful family on Friday, banning her from politics for five years and proceeding with criminal charges for negligence that could put her in …
EU to consider raising new Ukraine aid to 2.5 billion euros
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU finance ministers will discuss on Tuesday offering additional money to help save Ukraine from bankruptcy, potentially increasing its original plan to as much as 2.5 billion euros ($2.8 billion), diplomats told Reuters.
Belgium hunts possible accomplice of Jewish museum shooter
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian police are looking for a possible accomplice of the gunman who killed four people in an attack on the Jewish museum in Brussels in May, prosecutors said on Friday.
Eurogroup chief Dijsselbloem issues warning to Greece before election: magazine
BERLIN (Reuters) – Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said Greece must accept the rules of the euro zone if it wants to stay in the currency bloc, a German magazine quoted him as saying on Friday.
Three gunmen killed in clashes with Lebanese army: source
BEIRUT (Reuters) – At least three gunmen were killed in clashes with Lebanese soldiers close to the border with Syria on Friday, a Lebanese security source said, in an area that has seen regular incursions from Islamist militants fighting in Syria’s wa…
Disgraced former South Africa police chief Selebi dies
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Former South African police commissioner Jackie Selebi, who was released on medical parole while serving a jail term after he was convicted for corruption has died, a local television station reported on Friday.
Indonesia police detain deputy chief of anti-graft body, sparking tension
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police on Friday detained the deputy chief of the anti-graft agency over a false testimony case dating from 2010, fuelling tension between two law enforcement bodies that have long had strained relations.
Israel’s Arab parties unite, could help Netanyahu rivals
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Four political parties that mostly represent Israel’s Arab minority have decided to run together in elections on March 17, creating a potential counter-weight to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing allies.
