Congo threatens to attack Rwandan Hutu rebels as ultimatum expires
KINSHASA (Reuters) – (This story filed on 02 January, corrects estimated rebel number to 1,500 in 2nd paragraph)
Iran says no deal with U.S. to ship enriched uranium to Russia
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran denied on Saturday that it had reached an agreement with the United States to ship its surplus enriched uranium to Russia under new concessions aimed at clinching a comprehensive nuclear deal with six world powers.
Sexy China TV drama busted, returns to air more sedate
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese television drama that was pulled off the air after the female characters appeared on screen showing cleavage has returned to the screen, though this time showing only the actresses’ heads, state news agency Xinhua said on …
Yemen arrests three foreigners over possible al Qaeda links
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemeni police have arrested three foreigners in the capital Sanaa after one of them was found to have al Qaeda material in his possession, the Interior Ministry said.
U.S. embassy bombing suspect dies ahead of New York trial: NBC News
(Reuters) – A suspected al Qaeda figure alleged to have planned the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya has died in New York just days ahead of his scheduled trial, NBC News reported on Friday.
Mexico Supreme Court elects career judge as president
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Supreme Court on Friday elected a new president with justices narrowly backing a career judge over another candidate who had worked for decades as a lawyer.
Mexican prisons are worsening and inmate control is growing: study
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Conditions have worsened in Mexico’s dangerous and overcrowded prisons, with many of them falling increasingly under control of inmates, Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) said on Friday.
Artist Bruguera freed in Cuba after colleagues write in support
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban performance artist Tania Bruguera was freed on Friday after three back-to-back detentions in three days, and after more than a thousand artists worldwide signed an open letter to Cuban President Raul Castro calling for her rele…
France wants action on Libya, stops short of African calls for intervention
NIAMEY (Reuters) – French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Friday world powers must tackle instability in Libya but he stopped short of openly backing the military intervention called for by regional powers in the Sahel.
U.S. slaps more sanctions on North Korea after Sony hack
HONOLULU/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea was hit with more sanctions on Friday designed to impede access to the U.S. financial system in the wake of a cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, which the Obama Administration has said was supported …
