Afghanistan to allow return of expelled NYT reporter
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s new government will allow a New York Times journalist who was expelled in August to return and resume work in the country, the newspaper said Sunday.
Latvia’s ruling parties win election dominated by Russian issue
RIGA (Reuters) – Latvia’s hawkish center ruling coalition has won a clear majority in a general election, results showed on Sunday, after taking a hard line over the actions of Russia, its neighbor and former ruler, in Ukraine.
Cuban migrants drank own blood, urine, adrift at sea for 23 days
MIAMI (Reuters) – A group of Cuban migrants drank their own urine and blood after the engine of their homemade boat failed, leaving them adrift in the Caribbean for three weeks without food or water, according to survivors who reached the United States…
Rights group demands UAE reveal whereabouts of Libyans, Emiratis
DUBAI (Reuters) – An international human rights group on Sunday accused the United Arab Emirates of secretly arresting 10 Libyan citizens and six Emiratis in August and September and called on authorities in Abu Dhabi to reveal their whereabouts.
Support for Spain’s ruling conservatives sinks: poll
MADRID (Reuters) – Support for Spain’s center People’s Party (PP) has sunk to its lowest level since its general election victory in 2011, while support for new leftist party Podemos has risen, a poll showed on Sunday.
Loyal depositors shoulder Turkey’s Bank Asya while political war rages
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Selling everything from their sofas to their wedding rings, Bank Asya clients are battling to shore up the Turkish lender against what they say is a government-orchestrated bid to scuttle it.
Hong Kong student leaders urge protesters to regroup in heart of city
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Student leaders in Hong Kong called on pro-democracy supporters on Sunday to decamp from outlying protest sites and join the bulk of demonstrators in the heart of the Asian financial center as they gear up for a potential showdown…
Typhoon Phanfone churns toward Tokyo with heavy wind, rain
TOKYO (Reuters) – A powerful typhoon was on course to hit the Tokyo area on Monday, after barreling into southwestern Japan with heavy rain and wind that caused flights to be canceled and knocked out power.
Britain investigates whether Spanish jets breached Gibraltar airspace
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is investigating whether two Spanish military jets illegally entered its airspace over Gibraltar last month, Britain’s Foreign Office said on Sunday.
Mass graves with charred victims found in southern Mexico
IGUALA Mexico (Reuters) – Authorities have found mass graves with the charred remains of up to 20 people in the restive southern Mexican state of Guerrero, at a time when police are scouring the area for nearly four dozen missing students after a rash …
