Abyei welcomes UN-backed referendum in disputed region
ABYEI (Reuters) – Abyei officials welcomed a push by the African Union to involve the U.N. Security Council in helping plan a referendum to resolve a dispute in the remote border region.
Afghans to visit Pakistan for talks with ex-Taliban chief
KABUL (Reuters) – Senior Afghan officials will travel to Pakistan soon to speak to former Taliban No.2 leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar following a breakthrough in negotiations during a London summit, the Afghan presidential palace said on Wednesday.
Despite low rating, Myanmar business climate improving
BANGKOK (Reuters) – For a country rolling out economic reforms at a startling pace, Myanmar’s lowly ranking among the likes of Eritrea and Chad for ease of doing business might set off alarm bells for would-be foreign investors.
Mexico’s president to pardon indigenous teacher under new law
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Tuesday that an indigenous teacher imprisoned for the slayings of seven policemen would be the first person he would pardon under a new law widening the scope of executive reprieves.
Peru PM Jimenez resigns, more cabinet changes pending
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s Prime Minister Juan Jimenez said on Tuesday he is leaving President Ollanta Humala’s government and that other cabinet changes will soon be announced by his successor – a local governor and former business manager.
Argentina’s Supreme Court upholds controversial media law
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a controversial media law that government proponents applauded as an effort to reduce market concentration but opponents viewed as state meddling aimed at quieting dissent.
Dogged by dissent, Israel frees 26 Palestinian prisoners
OFER PRISON, West Bank (Reuters) – Israel freed 26 Palestinian prisoners on Wednesday, the second stage of a limited amnesty designed to help U.S.-sponsored peace talks that have been dogged by divisions on both sides.
About 10 migrants die, 50 missing in failed Sahara crossing
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Around 10 migrants from Niger have died of thirst and 50 are missing after one of the vehicles they were travelling in broke down in the Sahara, the governor of the Niger’s northern region of Agadez said on Tuesday.
Afghans tried to court Pakistani militant seized by U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. apprehension of a Pakistani Taliban commander last month came during a failed attempt by Afghan officials to form an alliance with his militant group, a Western official said on Tuesday, confirming some details in a New …
China suspects Tiananmen crash a suicide attack, sources say
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities investigating what could be Beijing’s first major suicide attack searched on Tuesday for two men from Muslim-dominated Xinjiang after three people suspected to be from the restive region drove an SUV into a crowd…
