India court sentences three to death for student rape, murder
KOLKATA, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An Indian court sentenced three men to the death penalty for raping and killing a 20-year-old woman in a case that sparked massive protests against the state government of West Bengal and led to calls for g…
‘State-of-the-art’ subterfuge: how Iran kept flying under sanctions
TEHRAN (Reuters) – In December 2012, aircraft trader James Kim received a letter from a company based in Cyprus offering to buy four jetliners. It was brief and to the point.
Thai junta pressures Facebook, Line to censor online posts
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s military government will try to persuade media companies Facebook and Line to comply with court orders to remove content it considers harmful to peace and order, a senior official said Sunday.
Dubai tourism allure undiminished by hotel fire: tourism chief
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bookings in Dubai’s tourism industry are looking strong for the first quarter of this year despite the fire which swept through a downtown hotel on New Year’s Eve, the head of the emirate’s tourism department told Reuters on Sunday.
Iran gives medals for capture of U.S. sailors
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s supreme leader has awarded medals to navy commanders for capturing U.S. sailors who entered Iranian territorial waters this month, Iran’s state media said on Sunday.
Tanzania launches manhunt after poachers kill British helicopter pilot
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzanian authorities have launched a manhunt after poachers shot down a helicopter and its British pilot during an operation to track down elephant killers, officials said on Sunday. British pilot Roger Gower was tracking poachers on Friday in the Maswa Game Reserve when his helicopter was hit by an AK-47 rifle fired from the ground, Tanzania’s tourism and natural resources minister, Jumanne Maghembe, said.
Twelve people dead after fire at a sewing room in Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Twelve people were found dead after a fire in a sewing room in Moscow, Russia’s Investigative Committee said on Sunday.
Britain seeks stronger “emergency brake” from EU -source
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron will demand stronger powers to curb immigration from the European Union when he meets European Council President Donald Tusk on Sunday, a senior British government source said.
Wanted: a grand bargain to rescue EU from ‘polycrisis’
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union needs an ambitious grand bargain at its next summit to rescue itself from an accumulation of crises that threaten to blow apart its model of integration.
Drought tests a changed Ethiopia
FEDETO/ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Reuters) – On a treeless plain in eastern Ethiopia, thousands of destitute pastoralists have set up camp outside the tiny village of Fedeto. Over the past six months the camp has swelled as one of the worst droughts in dec…
