Lockerbie lawyer seeks $330 million from Putin, Russia for MH17 disaster
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The U.S. aviation lawyer who won compensation for victims of the 1988 Lockerbie aircraft bombing and is now seeking $330 million from Russia for the downing of Malaysian Airlines MH17 in 2014, says Russian President Vladimir Putin mu…
Aid efficiency bargain could save $1 billion per year: EU commissioner
ISTANBUL (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Major aid donors and large humanitarian agencies are hoping to find at least $1 billion a year in savings by working more efficiently over the next five years, money that could be used to help people hit by war a…
Greece says to begin evacuating migrants camped at border within days
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece will begin in the coming days to evacuate a makeshift camp on its northern border with Macedonia where thousands of migrants and refugees have been stranded in dire conditions for months, the government said on Monday.
Everest safety under scrutiny as third climber dies in as many days
KATHMANDU/SYDNEY (Reuters) – A 43-year-old Indian mountaineer has died while descending from the summit of Mount Everest, in the third fatality on the world’s tallest mountain in as many days since climbing resumed after last year’s avalanche tragedy a…
Turks won’t get EU visa waiver before 2017: Bild newspaper
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government does not expect Turks to get visa-free entry into the European Union before 2017 because Ankara will not fulfil the conditions for that by the end of this year, newspaper Bild cited sources in Berlin as saying o…
Islamic State suicide bombing kills 40 army recruits in Yemen’s Aden
ADEN (Reuters) – A suicide car bombing claimed by Islamic State killed at least 40 army recruits and injured 60 others in the Yemeni city of Aden on Monday, medics said, in one of the deadliest attacks yet on the beleaguered government.
South African state prosecutor to appeal court order to reinstate Zuma corruption charges
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South Africa’s state prosecutor said on Monday he would appeal a High Court ruling to review a decision to drop 783 corruption charges against President Jacob Zuma, citing independence of the prosecuting authority.
Japan to press Obama to get strict on crime from U.S. bases
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will ask U.S. President Barack Obama to take strict measures to prevent crime by people from U.S. military bases after the arrest last week of a U.S. worker in connection with the murder of a Japanese woman.
China plans base station for rescue operations in South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese government bureau is planning a base station for an advanced rescue ship in the disputed Spratly Islands, state media reported on Monday, as China continues its push to develop civilian and military infrastructure in the c…
Lawyers appeal against death sentences over murder of British tourists in Thailand
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Lawyers filed an appeal on Monday against the conviction of two Myanmar migrant workers sentenced to death in Thailand for the 2014 murder of two British backpackers on a holiday island, another twist in a case mired in controversy …
