Afghanistan says issues unresolved on U.S. security pact
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan and the United States have not yet agreed on several issues in a bilateral security pact, a senior Afghan spokesman said, raising the prospect that Washington may yet pull out all of its troops next year unless differences…
Honduras’ Zelaya could bounce back as wife runs for election
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Four years after the Honduran military ousted President Manuel Zelaya, forcing him out of bed at gunpoint and spiriting him out of the country in his pajamas, he may be set for a return to the presidential office – as first husb…
Cambodia court races death, dwindling resources to rule on Khmer Rouge war crimes
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – The clock is ticking at Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal, where the two elderly defendants are in poor health and funds vital for bringing some semblance of justice for the horrors of the “Killing Fields” era are fast d…
EU to open new area of membership talks with Turkey on November 5
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union governments agreed on Tuesday to hold a new round of accession talks with Turkey on November 5 after Germany dropped its opposition voiced after Ankara’s crackdown on anti-government protests earlier this year.
Tibetan activists held after scaling U.N. to protest China record
GENEVA (Reuters) – Activists protesting against China’s rule over Tibet were being held after scaling scaffolding on the U.N. European headquarters in Geneva on Tuesday and unfurling a banner before a session examining China’s human rights record.
Oil kingdom Brunei to introduce sharia criminal law
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters) – Oil-rich Brunei will enforce sharia criminal law next year, the Islamic kingdom’s sultan announced on Tuesday, with possible punishments including stoning to death for adultery and flogging for drinking alcohol.
Israeli forces kill Palestinian militant in West Bank shootout
BILIN, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces on Tuesday killed an armed Palestinian militant wanted for his alleged involvement in a Tel Aviv bus bombing last year, Israel’s Shin Bet security service said.
Britain urges all Syrian opposition to join peace talks
LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary William Hague said it was vital that all elements of Syria’s opposition join peace talks tentatively scheduled for Geneva next month if there was to be an end to the 31-month-old conflict.
Kurdish rebels threaten new fight in Turkey as Syria clashes intensify
QANDIL MOUNTAINS, Iraq (Reuters) – Kurdish rebels are ready to re-enter Turkey from northern Iraq, the head of the group’s political wing said at his mountain hideout, threatening to rekindle an insurgency unless Ankara resuscitates their peace process…
Without chemical arms, Syrian weaponry still fearsome
LONDON (Reuters) – On Sunday, September 29, President Bashar al-Assad declared to the world, via an interview on Italian television, his resolve to clear Syria of chemical weapons – accepting a Russian-brokered deal to avert punitive U.S. action.
