Panama freeing most of North Korean crew in smuggled arms case
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panama is freeing most of the 35 North Korean crew members it detained more than four months ago for smuggling Cuban weapons aboard a ship, a senior government official said on Wednesday.
Mali parliamentary vote inconclusive, heads for second round
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s three main political parties secured just 16 seats out of 147 available in the first round of a parliamentary election, provisional results showed on Wednesday.
Dominican Republic breaks off Haiti talks over immigration ruling
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic broke off talks with Haiti on Wednesday and recalled its ambassador for consultations over a recent Dominican court ruling that could strip citizenship from more than 200,000 Haitian migrants, many of wh…
Mali’s ex-junta chief Sanogo in custody over kidnapping
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s former junta chief, General Amadou Sanogo, has been detained and charged with complicity in kidnapping after being questioned by a judge on Wednesday, the government said on state television.
International court members agree on trial exceptions for top leaders
AMSTERDAM/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court’s member states on Wednesday agreed to changes to the court’s trial procedures that could help defuse tensions between the court and the African continent regarding the approaching trial o…
EU leaders set for frosty dinner with Ukraine’s Yanukovich
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European leaders will come face-to-face with Viktor Yanukovich on Thursday for the first time since the Ukrainian president spurned their offer of a free-trade deal and decided to seek closer ties with Russia instead.
Mali’s ex-junta chief Sanogo held in custody
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s former junta chief, General Amadou Sanogo, has been detained after being questioned by a judge on Wednesday over what a senior judicial source said were accusations of post-coup violence by the army and financial crimes.
Iran says to continue building at Arak nuclear site despite deal
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will pursue construction at the Arak heavy-water reactor, Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif was quoted as saying on Wednesday, despite a deal with world powers to shelve a project they fear could yield plutonium for atomic bo…
Syrian opposition to attend Geneva peace conference
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Syrian National Coalition opposition group will attend the long-delayed “Geneva 2” talks in January aimed at ending the country’s civil war, the group’s president, Ahmad Jarba, said on Wednesday.
Berlusconi expelled from Italian parliament over tax fraud
ROME (Reuters) – The Italian Senate expelled former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi over his tax fraud conviction on Wednesday, humiliating the veteran center-right leader who vowed to continue leading his party from outside parliament.
