Congo says drives M23 rebels from last strongholds
KINSHASA (Reuters) – The Congolese government said its forces had driven M23 rebels from two strongholds in eastern Congo early on Tuesday, referring to bases army commanders had previously described as the group’s last redoubts.
Opposition cries foul as South Korea moves to ban pro-North party
SEOUL (Reuters) – A far left-wing South Korean political party could be banned from contesting elections for its pro-North Korean stance in a move critics say smacks of President Park Geun-hye’s father’s suppression of democracy during his long stay in…
China paper blames blind faith of “uncultured” youth for Xinjiang unrest
BEIJING (Reuters) – Uncultured youth who have been misled by religious extremists are a main source of unrest in China’s heavily Muslim region of Xinjiang, its top newspaper said on Tuesday, after the government blamed Islamists for an attack in centra…
Nobel winner Ebadi urges EU, U.S. to ban Iran from TV satellites
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi on Monday called on the European Union and United States to ban Iran from using U.S. and European satellites to broadcast what she described as the Islamic Republic’s propaganda.
Britain operating ‘electronic spy posts’ in Germany: Independent
(Reuters) – Documents leaked by former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden show that Britain’s surveillance agency is operating a network of “electronic spy posts” from within a stone’s throw of the Bundestag and German chancellor’s…
Heavy gunfire heard in Libya’s capital Tripoli
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Heavy shooting from guns and anti-aircraft weapons erupted early on Tuesday in the Libyan capital Tripoli, Reuters witnesses said.
Tunisia’s ruling Islamists, opposition suspend talks over new government
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s ruling Islamists and opposition parties suspended talks on Monday over forming a new caretaker government to end the country’s crisis after the two sides failed to agree on naming a prime minister.
Nobel winner Ebadi urges EU, U.S. to ban Iran from TV satellites
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi on Monday called on the European Union and United States to ban Iran from using U.S. and European satellites to broadcast what she described as the Islamic Republic’s propaganda.
Militants kill 70 in northeast Nigeria attacks: officials
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed 70 people in three attacks in northeastern Nigeria in recent days, officials said on Monday, a sign that a military crackdown is failing to subdue the Islamist insurgency.
Mexican armed forces take over security in key Pacific port
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican armed forces have taken charge of security in the Pacific port of Lazaro Cardenas, a major cargo hub in a part of the country struggling to contain violent drug gangs.
