North Korea frees U.S. Korean War veteran after seven weeks
BEIJING (Reuters) – North Korea freed an 85-year-old retired American soldier on Saturday after detaining him for more than a month for crimes it said he committed during the Korean War six decades ago.
North Korea airs film about leader with his ousted uncle cut out: report
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea aired a rerun of a TV documentary on Saturday about its leader Kim Jong Un that cut out appearances by his uncle who had been considered the second most powerful man in the country, reinforcing reports that he has been ous…
Missing Syrian nuns appear in video, saying they are well
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A group of nuns who went missing in Syria after Islamist fighters captured a Christian village this week have appeared in a video, saying they are in good health and denying that they had been kidnapped.
WTO overcomes last minute hitch to reach its first global trade deal
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – The World Trade Organization reached its first ever trade reform deal on Saturday to the roar of approval from nearly 160 ministers who had gathered on the Indonesian island of Bali to decide on the make-or-break agreeme…
Australia foreign minister downplays China air defense zone tension in visit
BEIJING (Reuters) – Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop downplayed tensions over China’s controversial air defense zone, which has also rankled the United States, Japan and South Korea, after meeting her Chinese counterpart on Saturday.
Australia celebrates first same-sex marriages ahead of court challenge
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia celebrated its first same-sex marriages on Saturday under the threat of a court challenge that could render the unions invalid within days.
South Africa mourns Mandela, will bury him on December 15
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africans united in mourning for Nelson Mandela on Friday, but while some celebrated his remarkable life with dance and song, others fretted that the anti-apartheid hero’s death would leave the nation vulnerable again to r…
Mexico hospitalizes six suspected of stealing radioactive material
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Six men suspected of stealing a dangerous radioactive cargo from a truck outside Mexico City earlier this week have been treated in a hospital for signs of radiation exposure and remain under police guard, officials said on Frid…
U.N., U.S. call for investigations into Thai trafficking of Rohingya
BANGKOK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United Nations and the United States called Friday for investigations into the findings of a Reuters report that Thai immigration officials moved Myanmar refugees into human trafficking rings.
French launch Central African Republic mission but deaths mount
BANGUI (Reuters) – France rushed troops to Central African Republic on Friday but violence between Muslim and Christian militias continued unabated, spiraling into widespread killings of civilians.
