Afghan assembly sets November date for decision on U.S. troops
KABUL (Reuters) – The future of U.S. troops in Afghanistan after 2014 will be decided by an assembly of tribal elders in late November, its organizers said, setting a date for the verdict on a long-delayed bilateral deal held up by disputes over key pr…
Gunmen kill security officer in south Yemen
ADEN (Reuters) – Two masked gunmen killed a security officer and his bodyguard in southern Yemen late on Friday in what a security official said was a suspected al Qaeda attack.
Chinese university fires outspoken economist amid crackdown on dissent
BEIJING (Reuters) – A liberal Chinese economist who had been an outspoken critic of China’s ruling Communist Party has been expelled from the elite Peking University, amid a broader crackdown on dissent.
China rebukes Dalai Lama for seeking Tibetan independence: state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – A senior Chinese official has denounced the Dalai Lama’s long-standing pursuit of autonomy for Tibet, describing it as equivalent to advocating Tibetan independence, state media said on Saturday.
China sacks mayor of Nanjing city: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has sacked the mayor of the eastern city of Nanjing, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday, the latest move in a nationwide crackdown on graft.
Pakistan tells U.N. at least 400 civilians killed by drone strikes
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Pakistan has confirmed that of some 2,200 people killed by drone strikes in the past decade, at least 400 were civilians and an additional 200 victims were deemed “probable non-combatants,” a U.N. human rights investigator sa…
Colombia’s ELN rebels release oil workers after brief capture -police
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s ELN rebels released three oil contractors hours after kidnapping them in the eastern province of Arauca on Friday, a police commander said, following an intensive air and ground search launched by security forces.
Guinea’s ruling party falls short of majority in legislative vote
CONAKRY (Reuters) – President Alpha Conde’s ruling party won 53 seats in Guinea’s September 28 legislative election, falling short of securing an outright majority in the West African nation’s 114-seat parliament, the electoral commission said on Frida…
Thousands march for Mursi across Egypt; policeman killed in Sinai
CAIRO (Reuters) – Thousands of supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi protested across Egypt on Friday, shouting slogans against army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who ousted him on July 3.
Pentagon shifting Afghan logistics hub to Romania from Kyrgyzstan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Friday it has begun shifting its Afghanistan air logistics hub to a base in Romania and will complete the transition from Manas Transit Center in Kyrgyzstan by the time its contract for that facility expires …
