Bangladesh seizes $1.4 million in gold from North Korean diplomat
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladeshi customs officers caught a North Korean diplomat trying to smuggle an estimated $1.4 million worth of gold into the country, a senior official said on Friday.
‘Jihadi John’ link deepens security unease in Kuwait
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Reports that Islamic State’s most notorious executioner was born on their soil have stirred deep unease among Kuwaitis about the vulnerability of their country to wars in nearby Iraq and Syria in which some of their Arab allies have …
U.S. leads 16 air strikes against Islamic State: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A coalition led by the U.S. military targeted Islamic State militants with 16 air strikes since early Thursday, its Combined Joint Task Force said.
Hong Kong chief urges residents to go easy on mainland hordes
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – Hong Kong must consider the rights of mainland Chinese as well as the economic impact of any changes to its visitor policy, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said on Friday, amid mounting anger in the former British colony a…
South Sudan peace talks adjourn without agreement
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Peace talks between South Sudan’s government and rebels adjourned on Friday and there was no date set for the next meeting, a mediation official said.
Mob in India breaks into jail, lynches rape suspect
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – A mob of several thousand people broke into a high-security prison in India, dragged out a rape suspect and killed him, officials said on Friday, adding that police had to impose a curfew to restore order.
Tunisian troops find large arms cache near Libya border
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian troops have captured a large arms cache near the border with Libya, including Kalashnikov rifles, rockets and landmines, the government said.
After battle, frostbite in the ruins of Ukraine’s Donetsk
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Former crane-operator Alexander Zubko staggers along the dark hospital corridor leaning on a stick. He survived when a mortar bomb hit his house but lost his toes to frostbite after sleeping in the snow-covered rubble.
Malaysia Airlines upgrades aircraft tracking, a year after MH370
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia Airlines has begun tracking the location of its long-haul flights every 15 minutes or less, a proposal put forward by the U.N. aviation agency after the disappearance of the carrier’s Flight MH370 a year ago, Malaysia’…
Sri Lanka cabinet suspends Chinese project on approval issue
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka suspended a $1.5 billion Chinese luxury real estate project in Colombo on Thursday until it obtains required government approvals, a move that risks a diplomatic row with its biggest foreign investor.
