Chinese court upholds life sentence for former Bo Xilai aide
BEIJING (Reuters) – A court in northeastern China on Monday upheld a life sentence for a former aide of disgraced Politburo member Bo Xilai, saying an initial guilty verdict for bribery should stand, state media reported.
Up to 70,000 migrants may be trapped in Greece next month: migration minister
ATHENS (Reuters) – The number of refugees and migrants trapped in Greece may reach 70,000 in coming weeks, Greece’s migration minister said on Sunday, adding that a NATO plan to crack down on smugglers could limit migrant flows significantly.
Syrian government forces regain road from Islamic State: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces regained control of a key road to the northern city of Aleppo after making advances against Islamic State fighters on Monday, a monitoring group and state television reported.
Hungary’s Orban says no automatic extension of sanctions against Russia
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The European Union is expected to hold discussions about whether Russia has fulfilled the Minsk agreement on Ukraine and there will not be an automatic extension of sanctions against Moscow, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban sa…
Greece’s ‘erratic Marxist’ Varoufakis advises Britain’s Labour Party, Corbyn says
LONDON (Reuters) – Yanis Varoufakis, the self-described “erratic Marxist” who alienated his euro zone colleagues during his time as Greece’s finance minister, has secured a new role advising Britain’s opposition Labour Party.
German foreign minister says common EU path is only way to tackle migrant crisis
ATHENS (Reuters) – European Union countries must work together to deal with the migrant crisis troubling the bloc and avoid blaming each other, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told Greek daily Ta Nea in an interview on Monday.
India, U.S. closer to pact to share military logistics: officials
NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – India and the United States are closing in on an agreement to share military logistics after 12 years of talks, officials said, a sign of strengthening defense ties between the countries as China becomes increasingly as…
Ten children stabbed outside school gate in southern China
BEIJING (Reuters) – A knife-wielding attacker stabbed ten school children in southern China on Monday, severely injuring two, before killing himself, state media reported, the latest in a series of school attacks in the country.
Former Tepco execs indicted over Fukushima nuclear disaster
TOKYO (Reuters) – Three former Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) executives were indicted on Monday for failing to take safety measures to prevent the nuclear disaster at Fukushima Daiichi plant in 2011, a Tokyo District Court official said.
Children sacrificed to bring luck in Uganda elections: charity
KAMPALA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Six cases of the mutilation and murder of children as “good luck” sacrifices were reported during the recent Ugandan elections, a children’s charity said.
