Iran backtracks on reports of kidnapped guards’ release
DUBAI (Reuters) – The status of five kidnapped Iranian border guards remains unclear, Iran said on Sunday, retracting earlier reports by Iranian military officials that they had been freed in Pakistan.
Al Qaeda splinter group denies killing Islamist rival in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An al Qaeda splinter group in Syria has denied it was behind the killing of a prominent al Qaeda figure last week and appeared to reject an ultimatum from rival fighters to accept mediation or face all-out assault.
Swiss economy minister wants to save bilateral agreements with EU
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s economy minister wants to save bilateral agreements with the European Union, at risk after Switzerland voted to curb immigration from the bloc three weeks ago, he told a Swiss newspaper on Sunday.
Pakistani jets bomb militant hideout a day after Taliban ceasefire plan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani warplanes bombed the hideout of a militant leader, killing five insurgents, the military said on Sunday, only a day after the Pakistani Taliban declared a one-month ceasefire to pursue stalled peace talks with t…
Witnesses recall fear, chaos after China train station attack
KUNMING, China (Reuters) – Witnesses to chilling violence at a Chinese train station placed under heavy security on Sunday recalled moments of fear and chaos after at least 29 people were killed in what authorities called a terrorist attack by Xinjiang…
Thousands march in Hong Kong to condemn attack on ex-newspaper editor
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters rallied outside the Hong Kong’s government headquarters on Sunday to condemn a knife attack on a former newspaper editor and to voice support for press freedom amid growing concern over Beijing’s influence …
Kuwait’s 84-year old Emir undergoes minor surgery: KUNA
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait’s 84-year-old ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah has undergone a “successful minor surgery” at a hospital in the United States, state news agency KUNA reported on Sunday.
Spanish journalist freed after being kidnapped in Syria
MADRID (Reuters) – Veteran Spanish journalist Marc Marginedas, kidnapped in Syria in early September last year, has been freed, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Sunday.
Mozambique’s Frelimo selects Guebuza loyalist as presidential candidate
MAPUTO (Reuters) – Mozambique’s ruling Frelimo party early on Sunday picked Defense Minister Filipe Nyusi, a close ally of current two-term President Armando Guebuza, to be its candidate for an election in October that will choose the country’s next le…
China sidesteps question on fate of former security chief
BEIJING (Reuters) – A senior Chinese government spokesman sidestepped a question about the fate of the country’s powerful former domestic security chief on Sunday, the first time a top official has been asked about a corruption case that has been shrou…
