KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysian car maker Proton has inked an agreement to help Indonesia study the feasibility of developing and manufacturing its own national car. The signing of the pact with PT Adiperkasa Citra Lestari was witnessed by visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. …
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WARSAW, Poland – Hundreds of coal miners in southern Poland have staged a sit-in while dozens of others started a hunger strike to protest their company’s restructuring plan and to demand the chief executive be fired. Tuesday’s actions were undertaken by a section of the nearly 9,000 miners who have …
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TOKYO – Japan has issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck off its northeastern coast. The quake struck shortly after 8 a.m. Japan time Tuesday at a depth of about 10 kilometers (6 miles). The Japan Meteorological Agency issued an advisory for a possible 1-meter (3-foot) tsunami. Japanese …
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CAIRO – The relatives of four Coptic Christian hostages held by gunmen in Libya for months are appealing for help from local and Libyan authorities to ensure their safe release A video released earlier this week by the Islamic State group’s Libyan branch showed the beheading of another 21 Egyptian …
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NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan police say they have arrested more than 100 Ethiopian nationals suspected of traveling illegally through Kenya on their way to South Africa. Noah Katumo, the head of Kenya’s Special Crimes Prevention Unit, said Tuesday 101 Ethiopian men were arrested along with three Kenyans suspected of trying …
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ULAN BATOR, Mongolia – Mongolia’s president says he has pardoned an American mining executive and two Filipinos sentenced to jail for tax evasion in a case that raised questions about the Asian nation’s reputation as an investment destination. A statement Thursday from Elbegdorj Tsakhia’s office said Justin Kapla, Hillarion Cajucom …
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DAKAR, Senegal – A human rights group says Gambia has sentenced three soldiers to death after a secret trial in which they were convicted of participating in an attempted coup. Amnesty International said Wednesday that the death sentences were handed down Monday, along with life sentences for three other soldiers. …
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ISTANBUL – Turkey on Monday blocked access to social networking sites, including Twitter and YouTube, over photos showing a militant pointing a gun at a prosecutor who died last week in a failed hostage rescue operation. Access to Twitter was restored several hours later. A spokesman for President Recep Tayyip …
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JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran will be able to swiftly get nuclear weapons after the emerging deal expires, echoing similar remarks by U.S. President Barack Obama. Netanyahu said Wednesday that “Israel shares the view” that when the deal expires “the breakout time for Iran to obtain …
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MEXICO CITY – Mexican marines and police have arrested a man authorities describe as a leading cocaine trafficker for Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel, authorities said Sunday. Monte Alejandro Rubido, Mexico’s national security commissioner, said Cesar Gastelum Serrano was arrested Saturday in the resort city of Cancun. Gastelum Serrano was carrying …
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