Congo threatens to attack Rwandan Hutu rebels as ultimatum expires
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo’s government said on Friday it was ready to launch military operations against Rwandan Hutu rebels in its east after most missed a deadline to disarm and return home or go into exile.
Search teams battle rough weather in hunt for AirAsia wreck
PANGKALAN BUN/SURABAYA, Indonesia (Reuters) – Ships and aircraft criss-crossed the seas off Borneo on Friday hunting for the wreck of an Indonesia AirAsia passenger jet, but bad weather again hindered the search for the plane and the black box flight r…
Hungarian protesters keep up pressure on government
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Thousands of Hungarians staged an anti-government protest on Friday, maintaining pressure on Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s center-right administration which has lost about a third of its popular support since October.
Palestinians deliver to U.N. documents to join war crimes court
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – In a move that heightened tensions with Israel and could lead to cuts in U.S. aid, the Palestinians on Friday delivered to U.N. headquarters documents on joining the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and other …
Security on agenda as embattled Mexican president visits Obama
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s embattled President Enrique Pena Nieto will discuss security and justice with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington next week amid public anger about how he has handled a probe into the apparent massacre of 43 train…
Suspected Islamists abduct 40 people in northeast Nigeria
MAIDUGURI (Reuters) – Gunmen abducted 40 boys and young men from a remote village in northeast Nigeria in a raid that residents and a security source blamed on Boko Haram, the Islamist group that has gained worldwide notoriety for mass kidnappings.
Egyptian troops kill Palestinian youth infiltrating from Gaza: sources
GAZA (Reuters) – Egyptian border troops shot dead a Palestinian youth as he tried to cross illegally from the Gaza Strip on Friday, Palestinian and Egyptian sources said.
Gambia arrests suspects after attempted coup: rights groups
BANJUL (Reuters) – Security forces in Gambia have begun arresting people suspected of having links to an attempted coup this week, sources in the country and international human rights groups said on Friday.
Gambia arrests suspects after attempted coup: rights groups
BANJUL (Reuters) – Security forces in Gambia have begun arresting people suspected of having links to an attempted coup this week, sources in the country and international human rights groups said on Friday.
U.N. extends mandate of tribunal trying Hariri bomb suspects
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday extended for three years the mandate of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, which was set up to investigate and try suspects in a 2005 bomb blast that killed Lebanese statesman Rafik…
