China’s vice president urges North Korea’s Kim to enter talks
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s vice president told North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that Beijing will push for talks on ridding the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons, as he led a delegation to Pyongyang to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the Kore…
Deposed Egyptian president held in prison break probe
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian authorities have detained deposed President Mohamed Mursi for 15 days over an array of accusations, including killing soldiers and conspiring with the Palestinian group Hamas, the state news agency said on Friday.
Cambodian poll campaign nears end, rights group calls it flawed
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s political parties hit the streets on Friday in a final push for votes in Sunday’s general election, but a rights group said the campaign had been biased in favor of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party, widely expected to re…
Egypt’s Brotherhood dismisses charges against deposed president
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood dismissed as “ridiculous” accusations leveled by the authorities on Friday against deposed President Mohamed Mursi that included killing soldiers and conspiring with the Palestinian group Hamas.
Singapore seen getting tough on dissent as cartoonist charged
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore government lawyers have started legal proceedings that could result in a political cartoonist serving a jail term, in another sign that the long-ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) is becoming increasingly intolerant of o…
U.S. General says al Qaeda just surviving in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – Pockets of al Qaeda militants will endure in Afghanistan beyond next year’s departure of most Western combat forces, but they have lost the ability to mount serious attacks of the kind that triggered the Afghan war, a senior U.S. comm…
Analysis: Setbacks to bring quieter Qatar foreign policy but no U-turn
DOHA/DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar may tone down its pushy foreign policy, chastened by setbacks in Syria and Egypt, but is likely to keep supporting Arab Spring revolts and bankrolling Islamist influence, albeit a little more quietly.
Japan to mull ability to hit enemy bases in defense review
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan should strengthen the ability of its military to deter and counter missile attacks, including the possible acquisition of the ability to hit enemy bases, the Defence Ministry said, but officials denied this would be used for pre…
Mexican President Pena Nieto’s thyroid growth benign -official
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A nodule on Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto’s thyroid gland is benign, an official in the president’s office said on Thursday.
Organization of America States backs fragile El Salvador gang truce
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Jose Miguel Insulza, the secretary general of the Organization of American States, gave his support to a fragile truce between El Salvador’s gangs on Thursday, despite a recent uptick in murders.
