Five held after two Muslim cowherds hanged to death in India
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Police have arrested five suspects in the hanging to death of two Muslims herding cattle in India, in an incident that led to violent protests sparked an outbreak of violence in the eastern state of Jharkhand amid reports the atta…
Risk of nuclear war in Europe growing, warns Russian ex-minister
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The East-West standoff over the Ukraine crisis has brought the threat of nuclear war in Europe closer than at any time since the 1980s, a former Russian foreign minister warned on Saturday.
Exclusive: U.S. sees new Chinese activity around South China Sea shoal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has seen Chinese activity around a reef China seized from the Philippines nearly four years ago that could be a precursor to more land reclamation in the disputed South China Sea, the U.S. Navy chief said on Thu…
Iran’s Zarif to discuss with Turkey economic cooperation, Syria: state media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Iran wants to discuss greater economic cooperation with neighboring Turkey and regional crisis in talks in Istanbul on Saturday, Tehran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was quoted as saying by Iranian state media.
Russia says hopes Kerry visit will improve bilateral relations
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that it hoped the visit of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to Moscow on March 23-24 would contribute to normalization of bilateral relations.
Al-Qaeda’s North Africa branch claims attack on Algerian gas plant
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Al Qaeda’s North Africa branch has claimed responsibility for Friday’s rocket-propelled grenade attack on an Algerian gas plant operated by Norway’s Statoil and BP as part of its “war on the Crusader interests everywhere”.
Top Brazil judge strips Lula of office after he rallies supporters
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – A top judge in Brazil ruled on Friday that Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva should be stripped of a ministerial role so he can be investigated for graft, minutes after the ex-president rallied tens of thousands of supporters beh…
EU, Turkey seal deal to return migrants, but is it legal? Or doable?
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union sealed a controversial deal with Turkey on Friday intended to halt illegal migration flows to Europe in return for financial and political rewards for Ankara.
Palestinian teenager shot dead after attacking Israeli policeman
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian teenager was shot dead on Saturday after stabbing an Israeli paramilitary police officer near a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, Israeli police said.
Defiant North Korea fires ballistic missile into sea, Japan protests
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired two ballistic missiles on Friday, one of which flew about 800 km (500 miles) while the other exploded shortly after launch, U.S. officials said, as the isolated state stepped up its defiance of tough new U.N. and U.S…
