China, Russia to hold first joint Mediterranean naval drills in May
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will hold joint naval drills with Russia in mid-May in the Mediterranean Sea, the first time the two countries will hold military exercises together in that part of the world, the Chinese Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
One Ukrainian serviceman killed in separatist attacks: Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed in fresh separatist attacks on government forces in eastern Ukraine despite a ceasefire, Interfax news agency quoted the Ukrainian military as saying.
China says army helps to investigate murders near North Korea border
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Defence Ministry on Thursday said its forces were helping with an investigation of three murders near the sensitive border with North Korea, although it declined to confirm reports the suspects were North Korean army deserte…
U.S. diplomat says told Burundi president of “serious concerns” about violence
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – A senior United States diplomat told Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza in a meeting on Thursday that the U.S. government has “serious concerns” about tensions in the east African country, and urged him to allow peaceful protests…
Besieged Yemeni city sees worst fighting yet: residents
ADEN (Reuters) – Arab air strikes and artillery fire rocked the southern Yemeni city of Aden overnight as combatants battled for control of the main airport in fighting described by residents as the worst in over a month of war.
Maersk insists on release of vessel and crew from Iran
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s Maersk said on Thursday it insists on the release of the crew of the Maersk Tigris vessel, being held by Iranian authorities, and said it now assumed its seizure was related to a 2005 court case over uncollected cargo f…
Nigerian army says rescues more women and children from Boko Haram
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s military rescued another set of women and children who had been kidnapped by Boko Haram militia and were being detained in Sambisa forest where the Islamist group has been holed up, an army spokesman said on Thursday.
Thai court says unclear who killed Reuters cameraman
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai court ruled on Thursday that it could not establish who fired the shot that killed a Reuters cameraman during clashes between troops and anti-government protesters in Bangkok in 2010.
Turkey’s EU ambitions complicated by row over Armenia genocide: Hahn
VIENNA (Reuters) – Turkey’s backlash against European countries that call Ottoman Turks’ 1915 massacre of Armenians genocide will complicate Ankara’s ambitions to join the European Union, the commissioner in charge of EU enlargement told a newspaper on…
Malaysia’s Anwar takes up last legal recourse against sodomy conviction
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Jailed Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday applied for a judicial review of his conviction for sodomy, his last legal recourse after an appeal was rejected in February.
