South Korea expresses relief over Abe’s comments on Japan war apologies
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye expressed relief on Saturday over remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that his government would adhere to apologies for wartime behavior made by past cabinets, in 1993 and 1995.
El Salvador election runner-up appeals to top court for recount
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – The runner-up in El Salvador’s presidential election said he had requested the Supreme Court on Friday to order a recount of the weekend’s tight contest.
Lebanon to allow citizens to resist Israel: policy statement
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s new government agreed to a compromise policy statement on Friday that fell short of explicitly enshrining the militant group Hezbollah’s role in confronting Israel but which would give all citizens the right to resist Israe…
Investigators focus on foul play behind missing Malaysia plane: sources
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – An investigation into a missing Malaysian jetliner, now into its second week, is focusing more on the possibility of foul play as evidence suggests it was deliberately flown hundreds of miles off course, sources familiar with t…
West prepares sanctions as Russia presses on with Crimea takeover
SEVASTOPOL/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Dozens of Russians linked to Russia’s gradual takeover of Crimea could face U.S. and EU travel bans and asset freezes on Monday, after six hours of crisis talks between Washington and Moscow ended with both sides…
Suspected Uighurs rescued from Thai trafficking camp
HAT YAI, Thailand (Reuters) – Police rescued about 200 people believed to be Muslim Uighurs from a human smuggling camp in southern Thailand, police sources said on Friday, in the latest crackdown on a burgeoning trafficking network in Southeast Asia.
Slovak PM Fico fights political newcomer for presidency
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Slovaks vote on Saturday to pick a new president in an election that will either cement Prime Minister Robert Fico’s power in the central European country or usher in an independent.
Peru former President Fujimori hospitalized after stroke
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s jailed former president, Alberto Fujimori, was hospitalized and in stable condition on Friday after suffering a small stroke, doctors said.
U.S. to seek extradition of Ukrainian industrialist
WASHINGTON/VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.S. government will ask Austria to extradite Ukrainian industrialist Dmytro Firtash to face charges filed in a Chicago court arising from an investigation into international corruption, U.S. prosecutors said on Friday…
French court sentences Rwandan ex-soldier for genocide role
PARIS (Reuters) – A Paris court sentenced a former Rwandan soldier to 25 years in jail on Friday for his role in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, in France’s first trial to punish those responsible for the three-month wave of violence.
