Germany says two citizens detained in Hong Kong
Two German citizens have been detained in Hong Kong and are receiving consular support, a source at the German foreign ministry said on Friday.
In Lebanon, a renowned central bank governor faces attack
It was 2008 and unlike many countries, Lebanon was sailing through the worst global downturn in 80 years largely unscathed.
Ex-finance chief Safadi agrees to be put forward as Lebanon’s PM
Mohammad Safadi, a former finance minister, has agreed to be Lebanon’s prime minister if he wins the support of leading parties, Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil said on Friday.
Bolivia’s rival factions pursue dialogue to douse anger on streets
Bolivia’s rival political factions were pursuing dialogue on Friday to unsnarl a democratic crisis, to help calm anger on the streets of highland city of La Paz despite schools remaining closed and fuel deliveries disrupted by road blocks.
Britain to call regional elections in Northern Ireland if deadlock continues
The British government will call a regional election in Northern Ireland if Irish nationalists and pro-British unionists fail to reach agreement to restore a power-sharing government by mid-January, a British minister said on Friday.
Attack on Fulani village kills 20 in central Mali
At least 20 people were found dead after an attack on a Fulani village in central Mali, where communal violence has surged in recent months, the government said on Friday.
Corbyn’s BT plans would be illegal under EU law, UK Conservatives say
British opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to nationalize part of BT to offer people free internet would be illegal under European Union state aid rules, the Conservative Party said.
Turkey removed more than 6,000 Syrians from Istanbul: governor’s office
Turkey has sent more than 6,000 Syrian migrants in Istanbul to temporary housing centers in other provinces since early July, the local governor’s office said on Friday, two weeks after a deadline for Syrians not registered in the city to leave.
Turkey sends American Islamic State fighter to U.S. after stalemate with Greece
Turkey sent a U.S. citizen suspected of fighting for Islamic State to the United States by plane on Friday, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said, after the man was refused entry to Greece earlier this week.
Europe, U.S. urge Georgia to pass electoral changes
Georgia’s failure to pass a planned electoral reform is disappointing, a European rights body and the U.S. embassy said on Friday, urging lawmakers in the former Soviet state to approve the measure in time for next year’s election.
