Russia: Terrorists are not pawns in geopolitical games in Middle East – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Crises in the Middle East will not be resolved if terrorists are used as pawns in geopolitical games, RIA news agency quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Thursday.
Russia says Ukraine has until March 4 to counter lawsuit
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine has until March 4 to respond to Russia’s lawsuit on a $3 billion Eurobond debt, Russia’s Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak said on Thursday.
U.N. gathers Libya war crimes evidence, calls for ICC action
GENEVA (Reuters) – All sides in Libya have committed war crimes and other human rights abuses in the past two years and those responsible should face investigation and prosecution by the International Criminal Court (ICC), a United Nations report said …
Eritrea won’t shorten national service despite migration fears
ASMARA (Reuters) – Eritrea is not prepared to stop forcing its youth into lengthy stretches of work as soldiers and civil servants, a conscription policy that is driving waves of refugees to make the perilous trip across the Sahara desert and Mediterra…
Trapped between Iraq frontlines, refugees illustrate Sunni Arab predicament
ERBIL (Reuters) – They are trapped between two worlds – one they want to leave and the other to which they are denied entry.
Tens of thousands of Fijians homeless after cyclone: disaster agency
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Fijians remain homeless and living in evacuation shelters in the aftermath of a devastating cyclone at the weekend, officials said on Thursday, as aid began trickling in to the outer reaches of the South Pacific …
For 2017 French presidentials, economic liberalism is in vogue
PARIS (Reuters) – Lower taxes, fewer labor rules, less state: in a country famed for its attachment to a protective social model, economic liberalism is the surprise trend among aspirants for France’s 2017 presidential election.
U.S. to boost South China Sea freedom of navigation moves, admiral says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States, which is worried by China’s military buildup to assert dominance in the South China Sea, will increase freedom-of-navigation operations there, a senior Pentagon official said on Wednesday.
With eye on China’s rise, Australia to boost defense spending by $21 billion
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will increase defense spending by nearly A$30 billion ($21.6 billion) over the next 10 years, seeking to protect its strategic and trade interests in the Asia-Pacific as the United States and its allies grapple with China’s…
Jamaican austerity government seeks second term, opposition vows jobs
HAVANA (Reuters) – Jamaica’s ruling party is expected to win re-election on Thursday after the heavily-indebted economy returned to growth under an IMF austerity plan, but it must fight off opposition promises of massive job creation and tax cuts.
