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 …
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 …
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.
