Indonesia to resume executions as it steps up ‘war on drugs’
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia said on Thursday it will resume executions of drug traffickers this year, after a brief hiatus since last year’s controversial executions of mostly foreign convicts.
Turkish military hits PKK targets near Iraqi border: statement
ANKARA (Reuters) – The Turkish military hit targets belonging to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) near the Iraqi border, the military said in a statement on Thursday.
Azerbaijan says Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire broken 119 times in 24 hours
BAKU (Reuters) – Armenian-backed forces violated a ceasefire in Azerbaijan’s breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region 119 times in the last 24 hours, the Azeri Defence Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
German president urges swift refugee integration to counter extremism risk
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany must take care to integrate refugees as quickly as possible after they arrive in the country or risk the rise of political and religious extremism, President Joachim Gauck said on Thursday.
Former Thai PM Thaksin warns on democracy, economy in New Year message
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Politicians must love their people or risk the extinction of democracy, Thailand’s fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra told a gathering of supporters on Thursday, warning that Thais face tough times because of a weak e…
World food prices edge up in March: FAO
ROME (Reuters) – World food prices edged up in March, as sharp rises in sugar and vegetable oil prices more than offset a plunge in dairy prices, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.
Greek public sector workers strike over pension reforms
ATHENS (Reuters) – Flights were disrupted and hospitals ran on skeleton staff in Greece on Thursday in a strike called by public-sector workers against the pension and tax reforms sought by Greece’s foreign lenders.
Indonesia launches fresh crackdown on child exploitation
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Authorities in the sprawling Indonesian capital are cracking down on the exploitation of children after a raft of cases, from child labor to violence and sexual assault, was uncovered in recent weeks.
Ukraine says it will push towards EU despite rejection by Dutch voters
TOKYO (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday his country will continue moving towards the European Union despite a resounding rejection by Dutch voters of a treaty on closer ties between the European body and Ukraine.
Liberal Bangladeshi blogger killed by machete-wielding attackers
DHAKA (Reuters) – Attackers in Bangladesh wielding machetes killed a liberal blogger, police said on Thursday, the latest in series of murders of secular activists by suspected Islamist militants.
