Bible left in North Korean sailor’s club triggered U.S. tourist’s arrest
SEOUL (Reuters) – American tourist Jeffrey Fowle was arrested by North Korean authorities for leaving a bible under a bin in the toilet at a club for foreign sailors, a source familiar with Fowle’s case told Reuters.
Australia sends 157 asylum seekers to Nauru detention center
PERTH (Reuters) – Australia has sent 157 migrants, thought to be Sri Lankan asylum seekers, to a detention center on the Pacific island of Nauru after they declined an offer to speak with Indian officials about their refugee claims, the government said…
Sudanese woman who had faced execution for conversion arrives in U.S.
MANCHESTER N.H. (Reuters) – A Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for converting from Islam to Christianity, then detained after her conviction was quashed, arrived in the United States on Thursday.
Mexico rescues 70 kidnapped Central American migrants
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican security forces rescued 70 Central American migrants, including children, who were being held captive in a house in the northern border state of Tamaulipas, authorities said on Friday.
Argentina debt talks must continue after default: U.S. Judge
NEW YORK/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina cannot turn its back on negotiations with holdout creditors after defaulting on its sovereign debt, a U.S. judge instructed on Friday, just as the country’s failure to service a June interest payment was decl…
Experts recover human remains at Ukraine crash site despite new fighting
KIEV (Reuters) – International experts found the remains of more victims of the downed Malaysian airliner in east Ukraine on Friday but fighting nearby between government forces and pro-Russian rebels renewed security concerns around the wreckage.
Gaza truce over, Israel soldier captured, 70 dead in Rafah shelling
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel declared a Gaza ceasefire over on Friday, saying Hamas militants breached the truce soon after it took effect and apparently captured an Israeli officer while killing two other soldiers.
Baghdad seeks to have Kurdish oil dispute settled in Iraq
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Baghdad wants to settle a high-stakes dispute over $100 million worth of Kurdish crude oil in Iraq’s courts, although the oil is sitting in a tanker off the coast of Texas, a U.S. court filing said on Friday.
Protesters in Libya’s Benghazi march against militias
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – Two thousand people took to the streets of Benghazi on Friday to protest against Islamist militants and former rebel militias who have been fighting armed forces and taken over an important military base in the eastern Libyan…
African leaders agree steps to fight runaway Ebola outbreak
CONAKRY (Reuters) – West African leaders agreed on Friday to take stronger measures to try to bring the worst outbreak of Ebola under control and prevent it spreading outside the region, including steps to isolate rural communities ravaged by the disea…
