China detains 11 after trash incinerator protest sparks riot
BEIJING (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters rioted in southern China after weekend demonstrations against a project to build a trash incinerator turned violent, with city government officials saying they had to detain 11 people to restore order.
Former senior China energy executive jailed for 20 years for graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – A court in central China on Tuesday jailed a former senior Chinese energy executive for 20 years for corruption, the latest official to fall in a sweeping anti-graft campaign.
Dozens of Tunisian workers held by gunmen in Libya: families
TUNIS (Reuters) – Gunmen have kidnapped dozens of Tunisians in northwestern Libya to demand the release of a local Libyan official arrested in Tunisia this week, families and locals sources said on Tuesday.
Russia says shelling of its embassy in Damascus act of terrorism
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday Moscow considered the shelling of its embassy in Damascus as a terrorist act, RIA news agency reported on Tuesday.
Britain sees large rise in hate crimes, mainly racist incidents
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain saw a sharp rise in the number of hate crimes recorded by police last year with the vast bulk of offences motivated by race, official figures showed on Tuesday.
Ahead of Xi’s Britain trip, China says hopes for unified EU
BEIJING (Reuters) – China hopes the European Union remains united and continues to play an important role in the world, a top Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday ahead of President Xi Jinping’s trip to Britain, a country which will vote by 2017 on whether…
Two killed in Palestinian ‘Day of Rage’ attacks: police
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Palestinian men armed with knives and a gun killed at least two people and wounded several others in a string of attacks in Jerusalem and a Tel Aviv suburb on Tuesday, police said, on a “Day of Rage” declared by Palestinian groups…
Norway PM sees billions in extra costs to cope with asylum seekers
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway may have to spend an extra 40 to 50 billion crowns ($4.9 billion-$6.2 billion) over the next five years to cope with a rising number of people seeking asylum, Prime Minister Erna Solberg told parliament on Tuesday.
Syrian missile systems harass Turkish warplanes: military
ANKARA (Reuters) – Syria-based missile air defense systems harassed Turkish warplanes on Monday, Turkey’s military said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that its units gave the “necessary response”, without giving further details.
Two shells fired at Russian Embassy in Damascus, no casualties reported
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Two shells were fired at Russia’s embassy in Damascus on Tuesday during a demonstration in support of Moscow, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to the building.
