Pakistan says security ‘inextricably linked’ with Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s military told new Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that the security of the two countries was “inextricably linked” on Friday as Ghani kicked off a two-day trip aimed at rebuilding damaged ties between the two countries.
Jerusalem’s tram rides a fine line as city violence worsens
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – If there has been a constant target during weeks of unrest in Jerusalem, it is the divided city’s Light Rail, a sleek tram that snakes through downtown, past the ancient walls of the Old City, symbolically uniting Jewish West and …
Brazil police detain 27 more in Petrobras-linked probe
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal police were serving 27 additional arrest warrants on Friday in a broad money-laundering investigation that has ensnared a former senior executive at oil firm Petrobras, causing it to delay releasing its resul…
Court extends house arrest of Russian tycoon Yevtushenkov
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court extended the house arrest of billionaire Vladimir Yevtushenkov on Friday just weeks after his shares in an oil company were seized, pressing a case some investors say signals a return to state intervention in business…
Russia may claim damages if France doesn’t deliver Mistral warship: news agency
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia may demand monetary compensation unless France delivers the first of two Mistral helicopter carriers by the end of November, state news agency RIA quoted an unnamed source as saying on Friday.
Hong Kong student protesters plan Beijing visit, but may not be allowed in
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Three Hong Kong student leaders plan to take their fight for greater democracy to Beijing on Saturday as frustration grows over the city government’s inability to negotiate on electoral reforms in the former British colony.
North Korea’s Kim to send special envoy to Russia
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is to send a personal envoy to Russia, state media said on Friday, the latest in a series of diplomatic moves by the isolated country as it fends off accusations of crimes against humanity.
Land-grab calls expose South Africa’s broken promises
NELLMAPIUS South Africa (Reuters) – To the squatters marking it up this week with sticks, rocks and strips of plastic, ‘Malema Valley’ is a little slice of South Africa they want to call home.
China identifies ‘dozens’ of Uighurs in Thailand: report
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese officials in Thailand have identified “dozens” of Uighurs from the Chinese region of Xinjiang who were rescued by Thai police from a human-smuggling camp and those confirmed from China will be sent home, a Chinese newspaper …
With new team in place, India’s Modi tightens grip on power
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Anil Swarup is just the kind of man Prime Minister Narendra Modi is relying on to fix India – a high-flying civil servant with a taste for complex policy and swift decisions.
