Congo’s Gomair says contact lost with cargo plane
The Congolese aviation firm Gomair lost contact with a cargo plane on Thursday evening as it was flying back to Kinshasa after delivering materials for the upcoming presidential election, a senior manager at the airline told Reuters.
Kremlin says would welcome Rusal minimizing impact of U.S. sanctions
The Kremlin can only welcome Russian aluminum giant Rusal succeeding in minimizing the impact of U.S. sanctions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday.
Pope urges predator priests to turn themselves in
Pope Francis on Friday urged predator priests who have sexually abused minors to turn themselves in, making one of his strongest comments ever on the crisis sweeping the Roman Catholic Church.
Kremlin says chaotic U.S. decision-making complicating world affairs
The Kremlin said on Friday that it did not understand what the United States’ next steps in Syria would be, and that chaotic and unpredictable decision-making was creating discomfort in international affairs.
Kremlin, on possible U.S. Afghan exit, says wants stability in Afghanistan
Russia does not want anything to happen that could destabilize the situation in Afghanistan, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday when asked about a possible U.S. withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.
Afghans, diplomats surprised by report of Trump plan to pull out troops
Afghan officials and America’s Western partners reacted with unease on Friday to reports that the United States planned to withdraw more than 5,000 of its 14,000 troops from Afghanistan, after tentative steps toward peace talks.
London’s Gatwick airport reopens after drone saboteur sows chaos
London’s Gatwick Airport reopened on Friday after a saboteur wrought 36 hours of travel chaos for over a hundred thousand Christmas travelers by using drones to play cat-and-mouse with police snipers and the army.
Canadian held in China questioned daily, no lawyer, can’t turn off light: sources
A former Canadian diplomat detained in China is being denied legal representation and is not allowed to turn the lights off at night, people familiar with the situation said, offering new details on the closely watched case.
Indian court quashes order to deport Chinese nationals over suspected visa violation
An Indian court on Friday quashed a government order asking around 60 Chinese nationals to leave over suspected visa violations, giving an Indian phone parts maker that had invited them two weeks to explain the circumstances of their visit.
Media regulator in Russia starts checking legality of BBC’s operations
Russia’s media regulator said on Friday it would carry out checks to determine if the BBC World News channel and BBC internet sites complied with Russian law, a move it described as a response to British pressure on a Russian TV channel.
