Colombia leader rejects Jesse Jackson help in release of U.S. hostage
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s president rejected the involvement of U.S. civil rights activist Jesse Jackson in overseeing the release of a former U.S. Marine kidnapped by FARC rebels, saying on Saturday he would not allow the guerrillas a “media spect…
More than 30 still missing after Australia-bound refugee boat sank: police
JAKARTA (Reuters) – More than 30 people were still missing two days after a boat carrying asylum seekers to Australia sank off the Indonesian coast, killing 22 people including seven children, Indonesian security officials said on Sunday.
U.S. concerned about Turkey’s choice of Chinese missile system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Saturday it had expressed serious concerns to Turkey over its decision to co-produce a long-range air and missile defense system with a Chinese firm under U.S. sanctions.
Special Report: Myanmar old guard clings to $8 billion jade empire
HPAKANT, Myanmar (Reuters) – Tin Tun picked all night through teetering heaps of rubble to find the palm-sized lump of jade he now holds in his hand. He hopes it will make him a fortune. It’s happened before.
Kenya says ‘at war’ with al Shabaab, faces security questions
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya is “at war” with Islamist militants who attacked a Nairobi shopping mall, the government said on Saturday as it faced questions about whether it had received advance intelligence warnings of the deadly strike.
Argentina says Iran committed to probing 1994 bombing
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Iran has approved a deal with Argentina to investigate the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish community center that courts in the South American country accuse Tehran of sponsoring, Argentine official state news service Tela…
Greek police arrest leader, lawmakers of far-right Golden Dawn
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek police arrested the leader and more than a dozen senior members of the far-right Golden Dawn party early on Saturday after the killing of an anti-fascist rapper by a party supporter triggered outrage and protests across the cou…
Austrian coalition faces far-right challenge in vote
VIENNA (Reuters) – A resurgent right-wing party keen to end taxpayer-funded bailouts of euro zone laggards takes on Austria’s political establishment in parliamentary elections on Sunday.
Islamists, ruling party members chide Sudan’s Bashir amid protests
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Islamists and members of Sudan’s ruling party called on President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Saturday to cancel deeply unpopular austerity measures, the first sign of dissent inside ruling circles after a week of unrest that has kill…
Jesse Jackson accepts role in Colombia hostage release
BOGOTA (Reuters) – U.S. civil rights activist Jesse Jackson accepted a request on Saturday by Colombia’s FARC rebels to oversee the release of a former U.S. Marine they kidnapped in June while he trekked through a known guerrilla zone despite warnings …
