U.S., India concerned over 13-year jail sentence for Maldives’ ex-president Nasheed
MALE/COLOMBO (Reuters) – The United States, India and rights groups said on Saturday they were troubled by the trial of former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, who was sentenced to 13 years in prison after being found guilty of terrorism for orderin…
Zambia’s president recovering after surgery in South Africa
LUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambia’s new President Edgar Lungu has undergone surgery in a South African hospital to correct a narrowing of the oesophagus which caused him to fall ill a week ago, his spokesman said.
China summons Myanmar ambassador after bomb kills four Chinese
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China has summoned the Myanmar ambassador for a meeting in Beijing after a bomb from a Myanmar aircraft fell in Chinese territory and killed four Chinese people, China’s foreign ministry said on Saturday.
About 50 dead as Myanmar ferry sinks in bad weather
YANGON (Reuters) – About 50 people were believed to have drowned off Myanmar when a ferry sank in bad weather, government officials said on Saturday, though residents said they believed more people on the overcrowded vessel had died.
Philippine Muslim rebels warn trust in government eroded
CAMP DARAPANAN, Philippines (Reuters) – The trust that the largest Muslim guerrilla group in the Philippines has in the government has been eroded by a clash in January in which 44 police commandos and 18 rebels were killed, a rebel leader told Reuters…
Brazil government backers take to streets ahead of Sunday protests
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Pro-government labor unions and social activists staged demonstrations across Brazil on Friday in support of President Dilma Rousseff, two days before mass protests planned against her administration.
Thousands evacuated in Chile as fire threatens port city Valparaiso
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Thousands of people were evacuated from around the Chilean port city of Valparaiso on Friday as a forest fire raged out of control, emergency service agency Onemi said.
Venezuela says opponent of Maduro commits suicide in jail
CARACAS (Reuters) – An opponent of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro committed suicide in jail, where he had been locked up on charges of fomenting street violence against the socialist government, the Interior Minister said on Friday.
U.S. carried out strike in Somalia targeting al Shabaab leader
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. forces targeted a leader of the al Shabaab militant group in an operation in southern Somalia this week, the Pentagon said on Friday, a day after villagers reported a drone strike killed three members of the al Qaeda-affilia…
UK must stop passing buck on ‘national scandal’ of FGM, say MPs
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The British government must stop passing the buck for the failure to bring prosecutions for female genital mutilation (FGM), a parliamentary committee said on Saturday, branding the lack of action to protect girls …
