Australian senator defends China over sea dispute, Tiananmen crackdown
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A Chinese-born Australian senator on Wednesday defended Beijing’s claims to a chain of disputed islands at the center of growing tensions in the South China Sea, saying the country with the most power “at the time” would emerge trium…
Pakistan hangs man who was 15 when convicted
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan on Wednesday executed a man who was 15 when he was sentenced to death for murder and whose lawyers say was tortured into confessing, in a case that has prompted concern among rights groups and the United Nations.
Venezuela demands Guyana halt ‘imperial’ oil exploration
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela on Tuesday demanded that neighboring Guyana halt oil exploration being carried out by Exxon Mobil Corp in disputed offshore territory in an escalation of a long-running border dispute between the two South American nations…
Sinai Province fires rockets towards airport used by multinational peacekeepers
CAIRO (Reuters) – Sinai Province, Islamic State’s Egypt affiliate, fired rockets on Tuesday at the direction of an airport in Sinai used by multinational peacekeeping forces, security sources said, adding that there were no casualties reported.
U.S. military chief seeks to reassure Israel on Iran threat
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – America’s top general sought to reassure Israel on Tuesday of “unshakable” U.S. military support, despite deep strains in political relations over the prospect of a U.S.-led nuclear deal with Iran and differences over Israeli-Pale…
Putin visits Italy with one eye on EU sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin will be on the lookout for signs of dissent over European Union sanctions on Russia when he visits Italy on Wednesday, but he is likely to be disappointed.
Saudi-led air strikes kill 19 in Yemen
SANAA (Reuters) – Saudi-led air strikes killed at least 19 people across Yemen on Tuesday, Yemeni sources said, a day after Saudi Arabia said shells fired from Yemen had killed two of its soldiers.
South Korea reports 13 new MERS cases, two more deaths
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s health ministry on Wednesday said two more people have died in its Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak and reported 13 new cases, bringing the total to 108.
U.S. Marine goes on trial again for killing of Iraqi civilian
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Reuters) – Military prosecutors argued at the start of a California retrial on Tuesday of a U.S. Marine whose platoon killed an Iraqi civilian in 2006 that the killing was motivated by a desire to send a message to a resistant I…
U.S., G7 ready to impose more sanctions on Russia over Ukraine: Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told Ukrainian leaders on Tuesday that the United States and its G7 allies stood ready to impose more sanctions on Moscow if needed, a Treasury official said.
