Key Hong Kong pro-democracy students charged after Occupy protests
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Two key figures in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement have been charged with illegal assembly almost a year after students stormed government headquarters at the height of huge protests against Chinese rule, one of the activists s…
EU slams Russian ‘abduction’ of Estonian officer, demands release
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union demanded Russia release an Estonian police officer sentenced on Wednesday to 15 years in jail for spying, nearly a year after the EU says Eston Kohver was abducted by Russian agents from Estonia territory.
Poll victor to build Sri Lankan unity government
COLOMBO (Reuters) – General election victor Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday called on Sri Lankans to unite as he set about the task of forming a national unity government that will seek to heal the divisions of the past.
Post-reshuffle, Indonesia beset by renewed government squabbles
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Less than a week after Joko Widodo called on ministers to set aside their egos, the Indonesian president’s new cabinet is beset by renewed squabbles, threatening to undo attempts to revive an economy growing at the slowest pace for …
Refugee ship leaves island for Greek mainland
ATHENS (Reuters) – A passenger ship carrying Syrian migrants set sail from the Greek island of Kos on Wednesday, heading for the mainland as authorities struggle to cope with a wave of arrivals.
Japan, Iran to discuss investment pact after sanctions end: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and Iran will start negotiations on an investment accord once sanctions are lifted following last month’s landmark international deal on Tehran’s nuclear program, the Nikkei reported on Wednesday, citing Japanese government sour…
Pakistan invites separatists for meeting ‘to irritate India’
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Pakistan invited separatists from India’s disputed Kashmir region for a meeting in a move that risks further straining efforts to restart a peace dialogue ahead of a rare meeting between top security officials from the nucle…
Europe struggles to respond as migrants numbers rise threefold
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – More than three times as many migrants were tracked entering the European Union by irregular means last month than a year ago, official data showed on Tuesday, many of them landing on Greek islands after fleeing conflict in Syria.
Brazil’s Rousseff suffers fiscal setbacks in Congress
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Senate put off a vote on a key austerity bill on Tuesday and the lower house of Congress voted to increase the cost of a workers severance fund, two setbacks for President Dilma Rousseff’s efforts to fight a gaping fiscal …
Saudi-led warplanes hit Yemeni port, aid group sounds alarm
SANAA (Reuters) – Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition hit Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeida on Tuesday, and officials there said the raids destroyed cranes and warehouses in the main entry point for aid supplies to the north of the country.
