Iran frees Slovak paragliders held in spy row
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Two Slovak paragliders detained in Iran over accusations of spying have returned home, a day after their prime minister held talks in Tehran, Slovakia’s government said on Friday.
North Korea executes leader’s powerful uncle in rare public purge
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has executed the powerful uncle of young leader Kim Jong Un, state media said on Friday, the biggest upheaval in years as the ruling dynasty sought to distance itself from responsibility for the isolated states’s dire livi…
China must befriend Tibet monks to build ‘impenetrable defense’: official
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese officials in Tibet must build an “impenetrable defense” against separatism and befriend monks and nuns in the restive and remote region, a senior official said in remarks published on Friday.
Mexican Congress passes radical shake-up of oil industry
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Congress on Thursday overwhelmingly voted to open up the country’s oil and gas sector to private investment in the biggest overhaul of the industry since it was nationalized in 1938.
Air strike kills 15 civilians in Yemen by mistake: officials
SANAA (Reuters) – Fifteen people on their way to a wedding in Yemen were killed in an air strike after their party was mistaken for an al Qaeda convoy, local security officials said on Thursday.
Central African Republic humanitarian crisis mounts even as attacks ease
BANGUI (Reuters) – As the base for French forces in Central African Republic, Bangui airport is one of the safest places in town. It is now also home to around 30,000 civilians who have fled fighting between Christian and Muslim militia.
Egyptian police fire teargas and water cannon on protesters
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian riot police fired teargas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of pro-Islamist protesters demonstrating near the headquarters of the ministry of defense in Cairo on Thursday, security sources said.
U.N. Iran panel chair urges states to keep enforcing sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The Australian chairman of the U.N. Security Council’s Iran sanctions committee on Thursday urged the United Nations’ 193 member states to continue enforcing U.N. sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program.
Central African Republic humanitarian crisis mounts even as attacks ease
BANGUI (Reuters) – As the base for French forces in Central African Republic, Bangui airport is one of the safest places in town. It is now also home to around 30,000 civilians who have fled fighting between Christian and Muslim militia.
Guinea opposition says will sit in Assembly despite poll dispute
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Opposition parties in Guinea said on Thursday they would take their seats in the National Assembly, ending a period of uncertainty that began when the supreme court rejected their challenge to September’s election results.
