Japanese reporter’s bid to save friend led to IS abduction
TOKYO (Reuters) – It is an unlikely friendship that ties the fates of war correspondent Kenji Goto and troubled loner Haruna Yukawa, the two Japanese hostages for whom Islamic State militants demanded a $200 million ransom this week.
Part of Donetsk airport area remain under Ukrainian control: ministry
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s defense ministry said on Thursday part of Donetsk airport’s buildings and territory in separatist east Ukraine remained under the control of the Kiev military as fighting continued with pro-Russian rebels.
South Korea Supreme Court upholds sedition ruling against ex-MP
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Supreme Court upheld a sedition conviction against a former leftist member of parliament for inciting armed revolt, backing the government’s crackdown on pro-North Korea activism under a controversial state security law….
Good morning India! Obama, Modi plan radio show to reach out to masses
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The leaders of the world’s largest democracies will next week take to India’s radio airwaves, the main source of news and information for many in the country, to get their message out.
Aden airport, seaport resume work as Yemen crisis eases
ADEN (Reuters) – Authorities in southern Yemen re-opened Aden’s air and sea ports on Thursday, officials said, after President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi accepted some demands from the dominant Houthi group in a move expected to ease days of tension in the…
Australian authorities call for tenders for potential MH370 recovery
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) on Thursday called for expressions of interest in the recovery of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 from the bottom of the Indian Ocean – should the aircraft be found.
North Korea labels prominent defector a criminal in letter to U.N.
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has launched an aggressive campaign seeking to discredit a U.N. report on human rights abuses in the country, following news that a prominent defector had recanted parts of his testimony.
El Salvador woman jailed over abortion pardoned by Congress
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – El Salvador’s Congress on Wednesday pardoned a woman accused of abortion and later sentenced to 30 years in prison for homicide in a landmark case that has put the country’s harsh laws under the spotlight.
Cambodia’s freewheeling Internet lands autocratic Hun Sen in quandary
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – The CCTV footage is blurry but graphic. A gunman stands over a cringing victim, firing bullet after bullet into his body until the Phnom Penh street is spattered with blood.
Libyan rival parliament suspends U.N.-sponsored peace talks
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A parliament set up in Libya to rival the elected assembly has suspended U.N.-sponsored peace talks because of what it called fresh violence from the country’s recognized government, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
