UK Labour’s Emily Thornberry quits over Rochester tweet: Sky News
(Reuters) – Emily Thornberry, UK Labour party’s spokeswoman on judicial affairs, has resigned from the shadow cabinet over a tweet she sent during a special election in the southeast English constituency of Rochester and Strood, according to Sky News.
Last British governor of Hong Kong says confront China on rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Countries should not be afraid to stand up to China over democratic rights in Hong Kong, the last British governor of the territory, Chris Patten, told a U.S. government commission on Thursday.
Ivory Coast soldiers end protests after government concessions
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Disgruntled former rebels now serving in Ivory Coast’s army have agreed to end a protest over back pay and overdue benefits, they said on Thursday, following two days of talks with government ministers and a meeting with the preside…
U.S. releases five Guantanamo detainees to Georgia, Slovakia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has released five detainees from its detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, including the first Yemeni detainee to be resettled since 2010, officials said on Thursday.
Molotov cocktails, clashes as Mexico City braces for massacre protests
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Masked demonstrators threw Molotov cocktails and shot fireworks at police near Mexico City’s airport on Thursday as thousands prepared to protest President Enrique Pena Nieto’s handling of the apparent massacre of 43 trainee tea…
Friends, family bury slain Honduran Miss World contestant, sister
SANTA BARBARA Honduras (Reuters) – Amid applause and sobs, friends and family buried a murdered Honduran beauty queen and her sister on Thursday while authorities charged a suspect with the crime.
Iran nuclear talks stuck, deadline may be extended: officials
VIENNA (Reuters) – A deadline for resolving a 12-year-old dispute over Iran’s nuclear program may be extended from Monday until March because of sharp disagreements between Tehran and world powers, officials close to the talks said on Thursday.
Egypt arrests Brotherhood leader as crackdown intensifies
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian police on Thursday detained Mohamed Ali Bishr, one of the few Muslim Brotherhood leaders to escape jail after last year’s overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, extending a sweeping crackdown on political dissent.
At least six dead as militias fight U.N. in Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) – At least six people were killed and around 10 were injured in western Central African Republic during clashes pitting Christian militia fighters against U.N. peacekeepers, a town residents and local journalist said on Thursday.
Senior Islamic State figure killed in Mosul: sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An Islamic State leader has been killed in an air strike in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, residents and a local medical source said on Thursday.
