Dozens face riot charges over Hong Kong Lunar New Year violence
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Dozens of people in Hong Kong were charged on Thursday with taking part in a riot after a dispute between vendors and police on the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday blew up into city’s worst violence since pro-democracy pro…
Indian soldier found alive after six days buried under avalanche dies
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian soldier who survived being trapped under 25 feet (8 meters) of snow for six days after being caught in an avalanche died in hospital on Thursday.Hanumanthappa Koppad and nine colleagues were buried alive after a mass of …
French left-winger Melenchon to run for presidency in upset for Hollande
PARIS (Reuters) – French leftist firebrand Jean-Luc Melenchon said he will run for the presidency again next year, a move which could dent Socialist President Francois Hollande’s chances of re-election.
Netherlands to form 300-strong border guard for international missions
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands said on Thursday it would create a 300-strong rapid response security team that could be deployed for border control anywhere, but primarily within the European Union.
Greek navy helicopter crashes in Aegean, three feared dead
ATHENS (Reuters) – Three Greek naval airmen were missing and feared dead after a Greek navy helicopter crashed early on Thursday off the small island of Kinaros in the eastern Aegean Sea, Greece’s Defence Ministry said.
Exclusive: Australia directed officials how to address Nauru rights concerns, documents show
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s government has directed senior officials on how to respond to questions about political turmoil and alleged corruption in Nauru, where it has an asylum seeker detention center, documents obtained by Reuters under a Freedo…
North Korea satellite not transmitting, but rocket payload a concern: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A satellite put into orbit by North Korea at the weekend does not appear to be transmitting, but it is worrying that the rocket that took it there delivered twice the payload of Pyongyang’s previous launch, the head of the U.S. A…
Russia, pressed to end Syria bombing, proposes March truce
UNITED NATIONS/DAMASCUS/ONCUPINAR, Turkey (Reuters) – World powers pressed Russia on Wednesday to stop bombing around Aleppo in support of a Syrian government offensive to recapture the city and a Western official said Moscow had presented a proposal e…
Thailand’s ‘sea gypsies’ fight for access to ancestral shrines
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s nomadic fishermen on Thursday urged the government to help resolve a dispute over access to ancestral shrines on land taken over by developers, following violence in which dozens were injured last month.
Australian looks set for climate skeptic deputy PM
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will likely inherit a hard-right, climate change skeptic for his deputy after the retirement of his current No.2 on Thursday, an appointment that could block any revamp of an emissions tradi…
