Cyprus swears in new cabinet members in mini reshuffle
NICOSIA (Reuters) – Cyprus swore in new members of cabinet in a mini reshuffle on Friday, expedited by the departure of a junior partner from the center-right coalition last month.
Six dead in central China knife incident
BEIJING (Reuters) – At least six people died after a knifing incident in central China’s Changsha city, state media reported on Friday, in what appeared to be a dispute involving market vendors from the restive far western region of Xinjiang.
Damascus ceasefires bring respite but no end to conflict
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Leaked documents purport to reveal Turkish graft allegations
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Twitter account behind a string of leaks in a Turkish corruption scandal posted late on Thursday what it presented as police files detailing graft allegations against four former ministers, dealing a further blow to Prime Ministe…
Exclusive: Radar data suggests missing Malaysia plane deliberately flown way off course – sources
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Military radar data suggests a Malaysia Airlines jetliner missing for nearly a week was deliberately flown hundreds of miles off course, heightening suspicions of foul play among investigators, sources told Reuters on Friday.
Philippines offers U.S. forces access to military bases
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines has agreed to allow the United States access to its military bases under a new security deal being negotiated by the two allies, amid mounting concern over China’s increasing assertiveness in the disputed waters of th…
Kabul irked at haphazard release of Afghan Taliban prisoners in Pakistan
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s High Peace Council, set up to oversee peace talks with the Taliban, has had no formal meetings with any of the 46 Taliban prisoners released in neighboring Pakistan, an official said on Friday, despite pleas to be presen…
Turkish graft case indictment completed – prosecutor
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish prosecutor has completed an indictment regarding graft allegations which became public with police raids in December in which three cabinet ministers’ sons were detained, a deputy chief prosecutor in Istanbul told Reuters…
Heavy gunfire heard in north Nigerian city hit by insurgency
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Heavy gunfire raged for two hours in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on Friday morning, residents said, and explosions were heard at the Giwa barracks, where the army has detained hundreds of Islamist insurgent s…
Indonesian opposition party nominates Jakarta governor Jokowi for president
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s main opposition PDI-P party on Friday named Jakarta’s hugely popular governor, Joko Widodo, as its candidate for this year’s presidential election.
