China reveals misuse of $2.7 billion in lottery funds
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has uncovered widespread misappropriation of 16.9 billion yuan ($2.72 billion) of funds from its state lottery program, underscoring the extent of official corruption as the country tries to root out graft.
Russia, Mongolia to march in China parade to mark end of World War Two
BEIJING (Reuters) – Troops from Russia and Mongolia will march together with Chinese forces in a parade in Beijing in September to commemorate the end of World War Two, the government and state media said on Thursday, confirming the first two foreign p…
Shelling by Yemeni group kills four soldiers on Saudi border
RIYADH (Reuters) – Shelling by Yemen’s Houthi militia killed four soldiers from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates stationed on Yemen’s border with the kingdom, Saudi state media reported on Thursday.
Polish police say detained airport bomb hoax suspect
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish police said on Thursday they had detained a man suspected of making a hoax telephone call about a bomb on board a Ryanair passenger jet.
Thailand to teach journalists how to ask inoffensive questions
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Thursday he was not afraid of the press, days before the government is to hold a meeting to teach journalists how to ask questions that won’t offend him.
Belgium warns talks on Cameron’s EU renegotiation will be tough
LONDON (Reuters) – Belgium has said EU-wide talks on Prime Minister David Cameron’s plan to renegotiate Britain’s relationship with the European Union are likely to be difficult and that his desire to exclude London from the bloc’s aim of ever closer u…
Plane in emergency landing in Poland, police suspect explosives on board
WARSAW (Reuters) – A passenger jet made an emergency landing at Modlin airport near Warsaw on Thursday because of a suspicion that there was an explosive substance on board, local police said.
Iran foreign minister to fly to Vienna on Friday for nuclear talks
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will fly to Vienna on Friday evening for talks with six major powers aimed at sealing a final deal on Tehran’s nuclear program, Iranian agencies reported on Thursday.
India, China pledge nearly $1.5 billion in Nepal quake aid
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – India and China pledged nearly $1.5 billion in aid for earthquake reconstruction in impoverished Nepal on Thursday, as the Asian giants try to help it back on its feet and expand influence in the buffer state.
Record convictions for violence against women in England and Wales
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The number of both prosecutions and convictions for violence against women in England and Wales hit all-time highs in the past year, the Crown Prosecution Service said on Thursday, an increase welcomed by activists…
