Exclusive: Russia, China block Central African Republic blacklist at U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia and China have blocked a proposal by the United States and France to impose U.N. sanctions on Central African Republic’s former President Francois Bozize and two other people linked to the conflict there, diplomats tol…
Obama seeks to ease Asian allies’ doubts during visit to Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will use a state visit to Japan on Thursday to try to reassure Tokyo and other Asian allies of his commitment to ramping up U.S. engagement in the region, despite Chinese complaints that Washington’s real aim is…
Pentagon dossier to detail secretive U.S. Afghan detainee policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some of them have been locked up for a dozen years. Some are suspected fighters from Yemen, Russia or Pakistan, arrested by U.S. forces in Afghanistan or elsewhere. Several have been linked to al Qaeda.
Ukraine revolt shows faces, but whose are the brains?
DONETSK/SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – One is a dapper former croupier and promoter of Ponzi scams run by “Russia’s Bernie Madoff”; the other is a burly Soviet Navy veteran turned soap factory boss, with a shifting gaze and a glint of gold teeth.
Australia transport safety chief says beach debris not from MH370: ABC Radio
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s transport safety chief said on Thursday he was confident that debris picked up on a Western Australian beach this week had not come from the missing Malaysian Airlines flight 370.
Syria eyes end of chemical arms monitoring mission; West disagrees
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Syria declared on Wednesday that it is looking ahead to the dismantling of the international mission overseeing the destruction of the conflict-torn country’s chemical arsenal, though Western officials say they want the team …
Colombia ICRC says peace may solve mystery of disappeared
BOGOTA (Reuters) – A government peace accord with Marxist FARC rebels may help solve the mystery behind tens of thousands of Colombians who disappeared during 50 years of war, a Red Cross official said on Wednesday.
Senegal police disperse crowds as ex-president’s return delayed
DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegalese police dispersed hundreds of supporters of former President Abdoulaye Wade who gathered at Dakar airport on Wednesday to welcome him back two years after losing power, but his return was delayed after his flight was stuck i…
Two policemen, militant killed in Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – A senior police officer was killed near Cairo on Wednesday in a bomb attack claimed by a militant group, while security forces stormed a hideout used by another Islamist organization near Alexandria in a raid that left an officer and …
Kashmiris wary as Modi challenges for power in India
ANANTNAG, India (Reuters) – Mohammad Amin Pandith, a smallholder and father-of-three from Indian-controlled Kashmir, was lured from his home at night by a man in army uniform, dragged along a potholed lane and shot in the back of the head.
