Rebel-held mine collapses in Central African Republic, killing 25
BANGUI (Reuters) – At least 25 people died when a gold mine collapsed near the Central African Republic town of Bambari, a spokesman for the mainly Muslim Seleka rebels which run the mine said on Friday.
East African rapid reaction force ready by December: officials
KIGALI (Reuters) – A long-delayed east African rapid reaction force – meant to help stamp out unrest from the Seychelles to Rwanda – will be up and running in December, senior regional officials said on Friday.
Thai junta leader tells nation to move on from coup
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai junta leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha, in an address to the nation a day after he was elected prime minister by a legislature he hand-picked, asked Thais not to dwell on the dramatic coup he led in May.
Forensic report complicates India double rape, murder case
NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW (Reuters) – Indian federal investigators are analyzing a forensic report that found that two teenage girls, earlier believed to have been raped before they were murdered, were not sexually assaulted.
U.N. nuclear inquiry on Iran seen making slow headway: diplomats
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog appears to have made only limited progress so far in getting Iran to answer questions about its suspected atomic bomb research, diplomatic sources said on Friday, three days before a deadline for cooperation…
One dead in shooting at mosque in Switzerland: police
ZURICH (Reuters) – A man has been found dead in the prayer room of a mosque in St. Gallen, Switzerland, following a shooting, Swiss police said on Friday.
Sweden’s Left Party says could back centre-left budgets from outside government
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s Left Party leader said on Friday he may support budgets from a Social Democrat-led government in which he was not a partner, easing concerns the centre-left might not be able to form a stable government after elections ne…
Islamist militants on rise in Austria: government
VIENNA (Reuters) – Authorities suspect around 130 people resident in Austria – most of them foreign nationals – have allied themselves with Islamist militants fighting abroad, officials in Vienna said on Friday, raising their estimate by nearly a third…
Baltics and Poland need more military infrastructure: Latvia
RIGA, Aug 22 (Reuters) – The Baltic states and Poland must invest in military infrastructure so they can host troops from other NATO nations for training or in case of crisis, Latvia’s defense minister said on Friday.
India minister stirs anger by making light of Delhi rape case
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley faced criticism on Friday for making light of the gang rape of a Delhi woman in 2012 and her subsequent death by saying it was a small incident that had cost India billions of dollars in touris…
