China blames weather for ship disaster, captain may be prosecuted
BEIJING (Reuters) – A formal inquiry has concluded that freak weather led to the sinking of a Yangtze River cruise ship in June that killed 442 people and recommended that the captain be investigated for possible crimes, media reported on Thursday.
Turkey detains two suspected Islamic State members planning New Year attack: official
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish police on Wednesday detained two suspected members of the Islamic State militant group believed to have been plotting suicide attacks in the capital Ankara on New Year’s Eve, a senior government official said.
British policy chief apologizes for 30-year-old race comments
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron’s policy chief apologized on Wednesday after a newly released memo from 30 years ago revealed he had blamed poor morals in the black community for riots and said any investment would be wasted on …
Warsaw’s Modlin airport evacuated after bomb threat
WARSAW (Reuters) – The airport in Modlin on the outskirts of Poland’s capital Warsaw was evacuated on Wednesday after it received a bomb threat over the phone and staff found suspicious luggage, a local fire brigade official said.
Central African Republic votes in election to restore democracy
BANGUI (Reuters) – Peacekeepers patrolled the streets of Central African Republic as voting began on Wednesday in a presidential election aimed at restoring democratic rule after years of inter-religious violence in which thousands have died.
Top aide to North Korea leader Kim Jong Un dies in car crash: KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) – A senior North Korean ruling party official and a top aide to leader Kim Jong Un has died in a car accident, the state news agency reported on Wednesday, the latest dramatic demise in the close circle of deputies to the country’s lead…
Burundi’s president threatens to fight African peacekeepers
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza threatened on Wednesday to fight any African Union peacekeepers imposed on his country, in his most confrontational comments yet on a mounting political crisis.
South Korean ‘comfort women’ protest against accord with Japan
SEOUL (Reuters) – Hundreds of South Korean protesters joined two surviving former “comfort women” on Wednesday to denounce an agreement with Japan to resolve an issue stemming from Japan’s wartime past that has long plagued ties between neighbors.
One killed, 11 injured in gun attack at fortress in southern Russia: RIA cites official
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire on a group of tourists visiting a historic fortress in Dagestan in southern Russia on Tuesday evening, killing one and injuring eleven, an official in the region’s health ministry said on Wednesday.
India’s Modi wants to revamp cabinet, but can’t find the people
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – After a drubbing in a state poll in November, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to overhaul his cabinet to weed out underperformers and improve his government’s image. Problem is, several sources said, he can’t find the ri…
