Colombia president to challenge Bogota mayor’s return
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government will challenge a judicial decision restoring the mayor of Bogota to his post weeks after he was ousted, the president said on Friday in the latest twist to a saga that has left the city without stable leadership…
North Korea detains a 24-year-old American tourist: KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said it had detained a 24-year-old American tourist earlier in April for what it said was “a gross violation of its legal order.”
Malaysian Airlines staff detained by angry relatives in China: airline
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Angry relatives of people missing on Malaysian Airline flight MH370 held some members of the carrier’s staff for more than 10 hours in a hotel in Beijing, the airline said on Friday.
Three killed after Kashmir election attack: police
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Three men were killed in a shootout with Indian security forces in Kashmir on Friday, the day after a local election official died in an attack in the restive northern region, where Muslims are in a majority.
Woman killed in clash between Egypt’s Brotherhood, security forces: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – A supporter of Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood was killed on Friday in clashes with the security forces in Fayoum province, south of Cairo, medical sources said.
Landslide blocks Nepali tunnel, 16 trapped
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Sixteen workers including a Chinese national have been trapped by a landslide inside the tunnel of a hydroelectric power project in Nepal, a project official said on Friday.
Turkish judge defies Erdogan with attack on ‘dire’ allegations
ANKARA (Reuters) – In a defiant challenge to Turkey’s prime minister, the head of the Constitutional Court complained on Friday of political criticism which he said had traumatized and divided the judiciary.
Guerrilla group says it carried out Greek central bank bombing
ATHENS (Reuters) – An anarchist Greek guerrilla group has claimed responsibility for a car bombing at a central bank building in Athens two weeks ago.
Russia says Kiev will face justice for ‘bloody crime’ in Ukraine
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Russia warned Kiev on Friday that it would face justice for a “bloody crime” in eastern Ukraine, where Ukrainian forces killed up to five pro-Russian rebels a day earlier, while Washington said Moscow was running out of time to …
Unable to vote, ‘Mumbaikars’ vent anger in India’s financial capital
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Angry voters in India’s financial capital of Mumbai turned to lawyers and social media on Friday to vent anger at election authorities, a day after thousands were reportedly unable to cast ballots due to irregularities in the voti…
