Turkey to present bill soon to advance Kurdish peace process
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s government plans to present to parliament within days a reform bill to advance its peace process with Kurdish militants, in a move that may boost support for Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan ahead of a presidential election in …
Mali arrest suspected Islamist fugitive linked to jail break
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali security forces have arrested Mahamed Aly Ag Wadoussene, a fugitive at the heart of a jail break in Mali’s capital on June 16 in which at least two people were killed and 22 prisoners escaped, officials said on Wednesday.
South African police make record $190 million heroin bust
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African police have seized heroin worth more than two billion rand ($190 million) and arrested two Chinese nationals in the biggest drugs bust in the country’s history, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
NATO chief says Russia not meeting international commitments over Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The head of NATO said on Wednesday he saw no sign that Russia was respecting its international commitments over Ukraine as Britain warned Moscow it could face tougher European Union sanctions unless it acted to stop fighting in eas…
NATO chief says Russia not meeting international commitments over Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The head of NATO said on Wednesday he saw no sign that Russia was respecting its international commitments over Ukraine as Britain warned Moscow it could face tougher European Union sanctions unless it acted to stop fighting in eas…
China raps more government bodies in spending probe
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s audit authorities on Wednesday rapped more government departments over unauthorized spending, including prominent state media outlets that are supposed to be leading a high-profile charge to banish graft and excess.
U.S. says Thai military rule likely to last longer than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Military rule in Thailand is likely to last longer than expected and has been more repressive than after the country’s last coup in 2006, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.
China calls U.S. bid to name street for Nobel peace laureate a ‘farce’
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Wednesday dismissed as a “farce” and a “smear” a vote by a United States panel of lawmakers to rename a Washington road in front of its embassy after imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo.
South Korean ferry survivors return to school, vow not to forget
ANSAN South Korea (Reuters) – Holding hands as they walked through the school gates, some fighting back tears, 75 children who survived South Korea’s worst maritime disaster in 20 years, returned to class on Wednesday vowing to remember their lost frie…
Palestinian prisoners end mass hunger-strike after deal with Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Scores of Palestinians on hunger-strike ended their protest against detention without trial on Wednesday after winning concessions but no major change of policy from Israel.
