U.N. calls for release of Reuters journalists in Myanmar
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights office called on Friday on Myanmar authorities to release two detained Reuters journalists, a day after they were denied bail.
Russia approves warplane deployment on disputed island near Japan
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has approved the deployment of Russian warplanes on a disputed island near Japan, accelerating the area’s militarization at a time when Moscow’s ties with Tokyo are strained over the roll-out of a U.S. …
Oil from sunken Iranian tanker may have reached Japan shores: Coast Guard
TOKYO (Reuters) – Clumps of oil have washed up on the shores of southern Japan and there are fears they may be leaking from an Iranian crude tanker than sank in the world’s worst such disaster in decades, the Japanese Coast Guard said on Friday.
Slovakia in talks to buy either American F-16s or Swedish Gripen fighter jets
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Slovakia’s defense ministry said on Friday it was in talks to purchase either American F-16s or Swedish Gripen fighter jets to replace its ageing Russian-made MiG-29s.
Two french army training helicopters crash, five dead
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – Two French military helicopters belonging to an army flight training school crashed in the southeastern Var region on Friday, causing deaths, the local prefecture said.
Exclusive: U.S. to impose arms embargo on South Sudan to end conflict – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is set to announce an arms embargo against South Sudan on Friday, three sources familiar with the decision told Reuters, stepping up pressure against President Salva Kiir to end the country’s civil war and human…
UK PM May says Brexit transition deal will be agreed in seven weeks
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday that a Brexit transition period will be agreed with the European Union in seven weeks as she tries to ease concerns that a deal may take longer to reach.
U.S. Congress members irk China by nominating Hong Kong activists for Nobel Peace Prize
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A dozen members of the U.S. Congress have nominated Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement and its most prominent student leader for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, prompting a denunciation from Beijing for interfering in China’s affai…
Philippines says anti-dengue vaccine may be connected to three deaths
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines said on Friday the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia may be connected to three deaths in the country, according to a government-ordered inquiry, and that the drug is not ready for mass immunization.
‘Bonghjornu’ not ‘Bonjour’: Corsican nationalists want to say it their way
AJACCIO, France (Reuters) – A group of ten-year-old schoolchildren on the Mediterranean island of Corsica proudly raised their hands in class one morning this week to say they felt Corsican, not French.
