Politics

DR Congo ex-rebels found in Uganda refugee camp

Around 1,000 ex-fighters from the Democratic Republic of Congo rebel group M23 are found in a Ugandan refugee camp.

Dec 18, 2014

Young Cuban-Americans open to engaging with Havana

As Cuban-Americans attitude towards US-Cuba relations have shifted over time, support has grown among younger generations in Florida.

Dec 18, 2014

Putin promises economic recovery, digs in on Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin tries to quell fears of economic collapse and vows rapid recovery from the worst financial crisis of his rule but stresses that his position on Ukraine has not shifted.

Dec 18, 2014

Ikea opens its doors in South Korea

Global furniture juggernaut IKEA opens its first South Korean store.

Dec 18, 2014

Cuban prisoners freed in swap are heroes at home

The three Cubans released in a prisoner exchange that paved the way for a historic breakthrough in Havana's Cold War standoff with the United States are celebrated as heroes back home.

Dec 18, 2014

Jihadists claim 2013 murders of Tunisia secularists

Jihadists who have since joined the Islamic State group claimed twin murders of secular politicians that plunged Tunisia into crisis in 2013, in a video posted online Thursday.

Dec 18, 2014

Merkel says Russia sanctions remain 'unavoidable'

German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed Thursday that Europe's goal remains a free and whole Ukraine and that Western sanctions against Russia remain unavoidable until that goal is reached.

Dec 18, 2014

Russia makes knock-off European cheese as embargo bites

Cheese prices have seen a dramatic rise in Russia since President Putin imposed an embargo on EU dairy produce in August. But non-EU cheese producers are seeing a boon.

Dec 18, 2014

Stones hurled at Navjot Singh Sidhu's caravan in Jammu

Bohr Camp, Dec 18 (ANI): People on Thursday pelted stones at former cricketer and BJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu's caravan in Jammu and Kashmir. The angry crowd also vandalized a car and the security personnel were injured. People even shouted against Sidhu. According to the reports, Sidhu remained unhurt in the brawl. Sidhu was attacked while campaigning in Bohr camp today apparently over a statement he gave in Uttar Pradesh a month back. On Wednesday, Sidhu had reportedly appealed to the people of Jammu to 'disband' the Congress, People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the National Conference (NC) from the state, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had envisaged a vision for the state in which Jammu and Kashmir would compare favourably with Gujarat.

Dec 18, 2014

New Zealander faces Myanmar court over Buddha booze insult

A Myanmar court begins the trial of a bar manager from New Zealand accused of insulting religion by using an image of the Buddha to promote a cheap drinks night.

Dec 18, 2014

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