Kyrgyzstan says kills 11 Uighur militants near Chinese border
BISHKEK (Reuters) – Eleven people believed to be members of a militant group of ethnic Uighurs have been killed in Kyrgyzstan after illegally crossing into the former Soviet republic from China, Kyrgyz border guards said on Friday.
Poland to look into new allegations about secret CIA jail
KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) – Polish prosecutors investigating allegations the CIA ran a secret jail in a Polish forest said on Friday they will look into a newspaper report that gave new accounts about the alleged “black site.”
Pakistani court condemns mentally ill Briton to death for blasphemy
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has handed a death sentence for blasphemy to a 69-year-old Briton with a history of mental illness, even though his lawyers were barred from the courtroom partway through the trial, the lawyers said on Friday.
Erdogan threatens to unveil graft accusations against rival
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Friday to t divulge a file of corruption allegations against the main opposition candidate for Istanbul mayor, raising the stakes in a political battle after a graft investigation i…
South Sudan rebels accuse army of attacks after ceasefire deal
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudanese rebels said on Friday government forces had attacked their positions a day after the two sides signed a ceasefire deal, but the government denied the accusation.
UK’s Cameron tells Davos he can keep Britain in the EU
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday he was confident he could renegotiate Britain’s relations with the European Union to allow it to remain in the 28-nation bloc.
France’s Hollande makes delicate visit to Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande met Pope Francis on Friday, making a delicate visit against the backdrop of undenied allegations of infidelity, low popularity ratings and clashes with Catholics over gay marriage.
Croatia hands over Yugoslav-era spy chief to Germany
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatia has handed over its communist-era intelligence chief to Germany, where he is wanted over the 1980s killing of a Yugoslav dissident, and ended an extradition row that marred Zagreb’s entry to the European Union.
Lebanon PM-designate gives Hezbollah bloc deadline to join cabinet
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s prime minister-designate threatened to form a new government without Hezbollah soon unless the powerful group’s allies agree to his proposed cabinet, a senior political source said on Friday.
Pakistan suspends Shi’ite pilgrimage route to Iran
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan has suspended buses carrying Shi’ite pilgrims from travelling through its volatile Baluchistan province to neighboring Iran due to security concerns after a suicide attack killed 27 pilgrims this week, officials sa…
