Brazil police arrest eight Vale employees in dam disaster
Brazilian police arrested eight employees of mining company Vale SA as part of a criminal investigation into the causes of a deadly dam disaster, prosecutors said on Friday.
Explainer: Scenic Kashmir at the heart of India-Pakistani animosity
The Muslim-majority Himalayan region of Kashmir has been at the heart of more than 70 years of animosity, since the partition of the British colony of India into the separate countries of Muslim Pakistan and majority Hindu India.
Russian nuclear-capable bombers fly over Sea of Japan: Ifax
Nuclear-capable Russian bombers carried out a training flight over the Sea of Japan, prompting Tokyo to scramble air force planes to intercept them, the Interfax news agency cited the Russian defense ministry as saying on Friday.
U.S.-China trade talks to resume in Washington next week
Talks between China and the United States to resolve their bruising trade war will resume next week in Washington, with both sides saying this week’s negotiations in Beijing made progress.
Exclusive: U.S. may trim over 1,000 troops from Afghanistan in belt-tightening – general
Even before any peace push-related drawdowns, the U.S. military is expected to trim troop levels in Afghanistan as part of an efficiency drive by the new commander, a U.S. general told Reuters on Friday, estimating the cuts may exceed 1,000 forces.
Vatican envoy to France investigated over sex assault allegations: Paris city hall
French authorities are investigating allegations that the Vatican’s ambassador to France molested a junior official in Paris’ City Hall, a City Hall official said on Friday.
Russian court orders Baring Vostok executive Delpal be held in custody
A Russian court on Friday ordered Baring Vostok executive Phillipe Delpal, a French national, to be held in custody for one month and 30 days after he was detained on suspicion of embezzlement.
Kashmir suicide bomber radicalized after beating by troops, parents say
A suicide bomber who killed 44 paramilitary policemen in Indian-controlled Kashmir joined a militant group after having been beaten by troops three years ago, his parents told Reuters on Friday.
Rape still endemic in South Sudan’s Unity state despite peace: U.N.
Rape and sexual violence against women and girls as young as eight is still widespread in northern South Sudan despite the signing of a peace deal to end the civil war in September 2018, according to a U.N. investigation published on Friday.
New U.N. Syria envoy seeks Syria constitution talks, no firm timeframe
The new U.N. envoy tasked with forging peace in Syria hopes to convene a constitutional committee in Geneva “as soon as possible”, he said on Friday, without giving a firm timeframe for the latest attempt to end the country’s devastating war.
