Colombia army, rebels meet face-to-face at peace talks
HAVANA (Reuters) – Colombian military officers and leftist guerrillas met face-to-face on Friday for the first time in their 50-year war, starting talks on a ceasefire that would take hold should the government and the rebels reach a comprehensive peac…
White House calls Chinese move near U.S. plane a provocation
EDGARTOWN Mass. (Reuters) – The White House on Friday called a Chinese jet’s close brush with a U.S. surveillance plane over Japan a deeply concerning provocation and said U.S. officials have protested to Beijing.
One dead in shooting at mosque in Switzerland: police
ZURICH (Reuters) – A man was killed in a shooting at an Albanian mosque in St. Gallen, Switzerland, and another man was arrested, Swiss police said on Friday.
U.S. protests dangerous intercept of Navy jet by Chinese warplane
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has lodged a formal protest with Beijing over an air intercept this week in which a Chinese warplane flew close to a U.S. Navy patrol jet and conducted acrobatic maneuvers around it in international air space, t…
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.
