China’s top paper says West stoking extremism in Middle East
BEIJING (Reuters) – Western countries are stoking extremism in the Middle East with their support for anti-government opposition movements, China’s top newspaper said on Thursday, repeating a call for non-interference in the region’s turmoil.
Sudanese political and armed opposition agree to a unified front
CAIRO (Reuters) – A spectrum of Sudanese political and armed opposition groups put aside differences to sign a unity agreement Wednesday night that they hope will strengthen a group’s hand in talks with the regime in two days.
North Korea offers to send leader’s sister to event in the South
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has offered to send leader Kim Jong Un’s younger sister to a South Korean event planned for early next year, an organizer said on Thursday, which would be the first time an immediate member of the ruling family would visit…
China orders further crackdown on domestic media
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has ordered a further crackdown on its domestic media, telling news organizations to sack illegally recruited employees and close local offices if they have too many of them, state news agency Xinhua reported.
Honduras, Guatemala establish joint anti-drug force
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras and Guatemala said on Wednesday they will set up a joint military force to battle drug trafficking on their shared border, where Mexico’s powerful drug cartels have driven a surge in violence.
U.S. military monitoring Islamic State training in Libya: general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military is closely monitoring a nascent effort by Islamic State, the militant group that has overrun parts of Syria and Iraq, to train a couple of hundred fighters in eastern Libya, the commander of U.S. forces in Afric…
Colombia, Marxist FARC rebels to restart peace talks this month
HAVANA (Reuters) – The Colombian government and leftist rebels will renew peace talks this month, reviving efforts to end five decades of war, officials said on Wednesday.
Ambitious and impatient, Afghan leader eyes aid, peace, reform
KABUL (Reuters) – New Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has set about overhauling a dysfunctional administration and containing a growing insurgency with plenty of energy, and some would say impatience, in marked contrast to his predecessor.
Brazil targets Petrobras contractors as corruption probe expands
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s comptroller general opened cases on Wednesday against eight engineering conglomerates suspected of bribery and fraud in deals with Petrobras, holding them accountable for their role in a widening corruption scandal at the…
Putin under pressure to show he can cure Russia’s economic ills
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin is under pressure to show he has a prescription to cure Russia’s rapidly growing economic ills in his annual state of the union address on Thursday.
