Offensive against Rwandan rebels in Congo to affect hundreds of thousands: U.N.
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of civilians are likely to be forced to flee their homes during a planned offensive by Congolese and United Nations forces against Rwandan Hutu rebels entrenched in eastern Congo, a U.N. agency has warned.
Indonesia says ‘pings’ detected in search for AirAsia flight recorders
PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia/JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian search and rescue teams hunting for the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet detected pings they believed were from the plane’s black box flight recorders on Friday, 12 days after it went missing wit…
U.S. calls on Moscow to release jailed Ukrainian pilot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday called on Moscow to immediately release a jailed Ukrainian military pilot who has been moved to solitary confinement.
Sri Lanka’s strongman president voted out after a decade
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa lost his bid for a third term on Friday, ending a decade of rule that critics say had become increasingly authoritarian and marred by nepotism and corruption.
South Sudan massacres last year may be war crimes: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Hundreds of civilians were massacred in two separate incidents in South Sudan last year in which victims were targeted for their ethnicity, nationality or political views, possibly amounting to war crimes, the United Nations …
Nigerian forces fight to reclaim town of Baga from Boko Haram
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian ground forces backed by air strikes are fighting to reclaim Baga from Islamist militant group Boko Haram which seized the northeastern town and a nearby military base at the weekend, a government spokesman said on Friday.
Togo opposition fails in bid to stop president running in 2015 election
LOME (Reuters) – Togo’s opposition has failed to persuade the ruling party to support a two-term presidential limit that would prevent President Faure Gnassingbé running for office again, party leaders said on Friday.
Turkish leftist group retracts claim of responsibility for bomb attack
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A far-left Turkish group on Friday retracted its claim of responsibility for a suicide bombing of a police station in central Istanbul this week.
Cuba dissidents say 36 activists freed as part of deal with U.S.
HAVANA (Reuters) – One of Cuba’s most prominent dissident groups said on Friday that 36 opposition activists, including a popular hip-hop artist, have been freed in the last two days as part of a deal to improve relations between Cuba and the United St…
Syrian opposition figure declines Moscow parley later this month
AMMAN (Reuters) – Prominent Syrian opposition figure Mouaz Al Khatib said on Friday he had turned down an invitation to a Moscow meeting with Syrian government officials, in a further blow to Russian efforts to find a solution to the Syrian conflict.
