Refugee boat sinks on way to Australia, 21 dead: Indonesian police
JAKARTA (Reuters) – A boat carrying migrants to Australia sank off the Indonesian coast on Friday, killing at least 21 people, Indonesian police said, a sign that Australia’s tough new immigration rules may not be enough to deter would-be asylum seeker…
China police rescue 92 kidnapped children: state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police have rescued 92 children and two women kidnapped by a gang for sale and arrested 301 suspects, state media said on Saturday, in one of the biggest busts of its kind in years.
Italian PM to call confidence vote as government nears collapse
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta will call a confidence vote in parliament after a showdown with center-right partners in his fragile coalition scuppered a vital package of budget measures on Friday and took his government to the br…
Obama, Iran’s Rouhani hold historic phone call
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke by telephone on Friday, the highest-level contact between the two countries in three decades and a sign that they are serious about reaching a pact on…
Chemical weapons watchdog to begin Syria inspections next week
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Experts from the world’s chemical weapons watchdog will begin inspecting Syria’s stockpile of toxic munitions by Tuesday, according to an agreement passed in The Hague on Friday.
Jesse Jackson arrives in Cuba on mission of reconciliation
HAVANA (Reuters) – U.S. civil rights activist Jesse Jackson arrived in Cuba on Friday where he said he hoped to facilitate improved relations with the United States and see imprisoned U.S. contractor Alan Gross.
U.N. Security Council set to vote on Syria chemical arms resolution
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council is set to adopt a resolution on Friday on eradicating Syria’s chemical arsenal after Russia and the United States overcame a bitter deadlock to avert U.S. military action against Syrian President Bas…
Obama, Iran’s Rouhani hold historic phone call
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke by telephone on Friday, the highest-level contact between the two countries in three decades and a sign that both sides are serious about reaching a p…
Serbia bans gay pride march again; EU criticizes decision
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia’s government banned a weekend gay pride march for the third consecutive year on Friday, citing the threat of violence from right-wing hooligans, in a move that sparked protests by gay activists and criticism from the Europea…
Eight held over Nairobi mall attack, al Shabaab issues new threat
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan authorities are holding eight people in connection with an attack by Islamist militants on a Nairobi shopping mall and have released three others after the assault that killed 67 civilians and soldiers, the interior minister …
