China sacks mayor of Nanjing city: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has sacked the mayor of the eastern city of Nanjing, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday, the latest move in a nationwide crackdown on graft.
Pakistan tells U.N. at least 400 civilians killed by drone strikes
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Pakistan has confirmed that of some 2,200 people killed by drone strikes in the past decade, at least 400 were civilians and an additional 200 victims were deemed “probable non-combatants,” a U.N. human rights investigator sa…
Colombia’s ELN rebels release oil workers after brief capture -police
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s ELN rebels released three oil contractors hours after kidnapping them in the eastern province of Arauca on Friday, a police commander said, following an intensive air and ground search launched by security forces.
Guinea’s ruling party falls short of majority in legislative vote
CONAKRY (Reuters) – President Alpha Conde’s ruling party won 53 seats in Guinea’s September 28 legislative election, falling short of securing an outright majority in the West African nation’s 114-seat parliament, the electoral commission said on Frida…
Thousands march for Mursi across Egypt; policeman killed in Sinai
CAIRO (Reuters) – Thousands of supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi protested across Egypt on Friday, shouting slogans against army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who ousted him on July 3.
Pentagon shifting Afghan logistics hub to Romania from Kyrgyzstan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Friday it has begun shifting its Afghanistan air logistics hub to a base in Romania and will complete the transition from Manas Transit Center in Kyrgyzstan by the time its contract for that facility expires …
Taliban attack breaks months of quiet in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – The Taliban attacked a convoy of foreign vehicles in Kabul on Friday with gunfire and a suicide car bomb that was heard across the Afghan capital, the first major incident there since July.
Tunisian police kill six Islamist militants in gunfights
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian police have killed six members of Ansar al-Sharia in two days battling the militant Islamist group after two policemen were killed in fighting near the Algerian border, security officials said on Friday.
Jets bomb Syrian city after intelligence general killed
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian air force jets bombarded the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Friday after heavy overnight clashes and the killing of one of President Bashar al-Assad’s top military intelligence officers, activists said.
Gunmen kill Libya’s military police force commander
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen fatally wounded Libya’s military police force commander as he left his house in the eastern city of Benghazi to attend Friday prayers, a security source said.
