Iran, six powers to hold nuclear talks on January 18: EU
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Iran and six world powers will hold talks on Tehran’s disputed nuclear program in Geneva on Jan. 18, the European Union said on Wednesday.
Venezuelans turn to fish smuggling to survive economic crisis
EL YAGUAL, Venezuela (Reuters) – People in Venezuela’s savannah heartlands struggling to survive the national economic crisis have found a novel way to make ends meet: fish-smuggling to Colombia.
Uganda army confirms rebel LRA commander surrendered
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s army confirmed on Wednesday that U.S. and African forces in the Central African Republic were holding a senior commander from the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a guerrilla group known for its brutal attacks on people in the…
Mozambique police release opposition leader: local media
MAPUTO (Reuters) – Mozambique police have released an opposition spokesman they had arrested for allegedly leading an illegal demonstration and inciting violence, local media cited his lawyer as saying on Wednesday.
Youth killed in clashes in Turkey’s Kurdish southeast
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – A 14-year-old boy was shot dead during clashes between police and Kurdish protesters in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday evening, and another man was wounded, security sources said.
Nepal to issue passports with third gender for sexual minorities
KATHMANDU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nepal will issue passports to sexual minorities, adding a third gender category, an official said on Wednesday in a sign of the conservative Hindu-majority country becoming more liberal since the end of a decade…
Suspected Islamist car bombing badly injures Somali lecturer
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A car bomb critically injured a university lecturer in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Wednesday and was blamed on Islamist rebels who have promised to keep up attacks even as they have lost territory to a military offensive.
All on New Zealand plane parachute to safety before crash
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Thirteen people on board a skydiving plane, including the pilot, parachuted to safety in New Zealand on Wednesday moments before the aircraft crashed into a lake.
China ex-security chief faces graft trial: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have transferred former domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang’s corruption case to “judicial organs”, paving the way for his trial, the party’s anti-graft watchdog said on Wednesday.
Hong Kong government cements support for China’s pre-screening of poll candidates
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The Hong Kong government on Wednesday cemented its support for China’s plan to pre-screen candidates for the city’s 2017 leadership election, just weeks after authorities cleared the streets of protesters pushing for greater democ…
