Qaeda rebels seize 120 Syrian Kurds near Turkish border: watchdog
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamist rebels linked to al Qaeda kidnapped at least 120 Kurdish civilians on Friday from a village near the Turkish border in Aleppo province, a monitoring group said.
Spain targets political parties with new anti-corruption law
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s government proposed a law on Friday to control more tightly the financial activities of political parties, after corruption scandals in recent years involving both left and right.
India calls for quick action after diplomat arrested in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Indian officials called for quick resolution of a criminal case involving a senior female diplomat who was arrested in New York on federal charges of visa fraud in lying about how much she paid her housekeeper, an Indian national.
U.N. confirms chemical arms were used repeatedly in Syria
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Chemical weapons were likely used in five out of seven attacks investigated by U.N. experts in Syria, where a 2 1/2-year civil war has killed more than 100,000 people, according to the final report of a U.N. inquiry published…
Schaeuble to remain finance minister in new government: sources
BERLIN (Reuters) – Wolfgang Schaeuble will remain finance minister in Angela Merkel’s new coalition government with the Social Democrats (SPD), party sources said on Friday.
Brazil’s Rousseff popularity keeps climbing ahead of 2014 vote
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s popularity continued to recover in November thanks to her government’s social programs and a slowdown in inflation, a poll showed on Friday, making her the clear favorite in next year’s presiden…
Human remains found in a suspected mass grave in Serbia
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Human remains believed to be the bodies of hundreds of Albanians killed during the 1998-99 war in Kosovo have been found just inside the Serbian border, a Kosovo official said on Friday.
Coal mine blast in western China kills 21
BEIJING (Reuters) – A blast at a coal mine in China’s far-west Xinjiang province killed 21 people on Friday, state agency Xinhua said.
Thai protest leader wants 12 months to push through reforms
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The leader of a protest group trying to overthrow Thailand’s government and scrap planned elections said on Friday the prime minister should either step down or be forced out, and his movement would then need around a year to push t…
Militia attack in Central African Republic kills 27: U.N.
BANGUI (Reuters) – A militia group has killed 27 Muslims in a village in the Central African Republic, the United Nations said on Friday, in an attack underscoring the difficulties faced by French troops in stabilizing their former colony.
