U.S. says China fighter made ‘unsafe’ intercept of spy plane
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese fighter jet carried out an “unsafe” intercept of a U.S. spy plane on routine patrol on Tuesday in international airspace over the East China Sea, the U.S. Pacific Command said, as China again demanded an end to …
False bomb threat forces EgyptAir flight to make emergency landing in Uzbekistan: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – An EgyptAir flight to China was forced to make an emergency landing in Uzbekistan on Wednesday after the airline received a call claiming that there was a bomb on board, two Egyptian aviation officials said.
China says the Philippines is ignoring a maritime talks proposal
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Wednesday the Philippines has ignored a proposal for a regular talks mechanism over maritime issues, as it repeated that its door was always open to bilateral talks with Manila on the South China Sea.
Migrants linked to 69,000 would-be or actual crimes in Germany in first three months of 2016: police
BERLIN (Reuters) – Migrants in Germany committed or tried to commit some 69,000 crimes in the first quarter of 2016, according to a police report that could raise unease, especially among anti-immigrant groups, about Chancellor Angela Merkel’s liberal …
Russia deploys troops westward as standoff with NATO deepens
KLINTSY, Russia (Reuters) – Russia is building an army base near its border with Ukraine, the latest in a chain of new military sites along what the Kremlin sees as its frontline in a growing confrontation with NATO.
Global violence worsens, driven by Middle East conflicts: peace index
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The world has become increasingly violent with deaths from conflict at a 25-year high, terrorist attacks at an all-time high and more people displaced than at any time since World War Two, the 2016 Global Peace Ind…
U.N. chief faced funding cut-off, fatwa risk over Saudis: sources
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Muslim allies of Saudi Arabia piled pressure on U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon over the blacklisting of a Saudi-led coalition for killing children in Yemen, with Riyadh threatening to cut Palestinian aid and funds to other U.N. progr…
Obama, Modi welcome preparatory work for India reactor project
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday welcomed the start of preparatory work for six nuclear reactors in India, a key step in closing the first deal stemming from a U.S.-India civil nuclea…
Chinese border region asks for DNA for travel documents
BEIJING (Reuters) – A sensitive border region in China’s violence-prone far western region of Xinjiang has begun asking applicants for travel documents to provide DNA samples, fingerprints and voice prints, rules released just ahead of the holy fasting…
Venezuela security forces block new anti-Maduro protest
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan security forces used tear gas to block hundreds of opposition protesters on Tuesday in the latest rally to demand a recall referendum to oust socialist President Nicolas Maduro.
