U.S., Japan finalize nuclear material transfer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Japan have completed the removal of all highly enriched uranium and separated plutonium fuels from Japan’s Fast Critical Assembly research project, the two countries said on Friday.
Obama calls on China to ‘peacefully’ address South China Sea: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama urged China to peacefully resolve its maritime disputes with neighboring countries and to maintain freedom of navigation in the region, a reference to the ongoing dispute in the South China Sea, the Wh…
Leftist Mendoza vies for second place in Peru presidential poll
LIMA (Reuters) – A 35-year-old leftist presidential contender in Peru who is promising a new constitution to weaken the country’s business elite jumped 5 percentage points in a poll and was seen as statistically tied at second with investor-favorite Pe…
Ethiopia opposition say land-protest arrests aimed at deterring future demonstrations
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – An Ethiopian opposition group said on Friday that police had arrested more than 2,600 people in the last three weeks for taking part in land protests and that the government was thereby aiming to deter future protests.
In new push, U.S. military trains dozens of Syrian fighters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Friday it had started training “dozens” of Syrian opposition fighters to battle the Islamic State as part of a revamped program that aims to avoid mistakes that doomed its first training effort in Turkey…
Missing children in southern Indian state raise trafficking fears
CHENNAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – At least two children go missing every day in India’s Tamil Nadu state, raising concerns they may be trafficked into prostitution, handed over to criminal gangs or sold for illegal adoption, the national hu…
Serbian PM warns against renewed nationalism after former ally cleared
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia’s Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic warned on Friday against resurgent nationalist rhetoric in the region a day after the U.N. war crimes tribunal acquitted Serbian chauvinist firebrand Vojislav Seselj.
Belgium largest source of European fighters in Syria per head: study
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – French, Germans and Britons make up the highest number of foreign fighters in the Syrian rebel ranks from European countries, but Belgium is the largest contributor in proportion to its population, a Dutch study shows.
Indian police file homicide case after overpass collapse kills 23
KOLKATA, India (Reuters) – Indian police on Friday opened a case of culpable homicide against the company that had been building an overpass which collapsed in Kolkata, killing at least 23 people and injuring dozens.
Delivery driver plotted to kill U.S. soldiers in Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – A delivery driver was convicted on Friday of plotting to kill U.S. troops based in England by staging road accidents with soldiers’ cars and then attacking them with knives and possibly a home-made bomb.
