North Korea’s ‘princess’ moves closer to center of power
SEOUL (Reuters) – In her slim-fitting trouser suits and black-heeled shoes, Kim Yo Jong cuts a contrasting figure to her pudgy older brother, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
New Burkina PM vows investigations into Compaore-era deaths
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s interim prime minister pledged on Thursday to open enquiries into the deaths of a former president and a journalist, among the key demands of protesters who swept former President Blaise Compaore from power last m…
Mexico president vows police reform in bid to quell massacre anger
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Embattled President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday vowed to simplify Mexico’s chaotic police structure and stop collusion between officials and drug gangs as he tried to defuse anger over the apparent massacre of 43 students in …
Argentina charges HSBC with aiding tax evasion via Swiss accounts
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina has charged HSBC with aiding more than 4,000 clients to evade taxes by stashing their money in secret Swiss bank accounts, the country’s AFIP tax authority said on Thursday.
Pope to urge tolerance in Turkey visit as Middle East wars rage
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Pope Francis begins a visit to Turkey on Friday with the delicate mission of strengthening ties with Muslim leaders while condemning violence against Christians and other minorities in the Middle East.
France warns African leaders against trying to keep power
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande warned African leaders on Thursday against trying to modify constitutions to stay in power and said they should learn from the forced departure of Burkina Faso’s president Blaise Compaore.
Taliban kill five in Kabul in attacks on British embassy car, foreign compound
KABUL (Reuters) – The Taliban bombed a British embassy vehicle in the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday morning, killing five people, and attacked a foreign compound in the city center in the evening, officials and witnesses said.
Can man-of-the-people Widodo micromanage 240 million Indonesians?
JAKARTA (Reuters) – From flying economy class to making surprise visits to street markets and poor neighbourhoods, the leadership style of new Indonesian President Joko Widodo is proving very different to his predecessors, who were often seen as stiff …
In Syria, desperate residents see little hope in U.N. Aleppo truce plan
BEIRUT/GAZIANTEP, Turkey (Reuters) – As winter sets in along the front lines of Aleppo, residents are desperate for the sort of relief United Nations officials hope a new ceasefire push will soon bring to the war-battered Syrian city.
At least 133 killed in tribal clashes in Sudan: tribe leader
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – At least 133 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in clashes between two groups belonging to an Arab tribe in Sudan’s West Kordofan state, a tribal leader said on Thursday.
