Egypt says foils attack in North Sinai, kills seven suspected militants
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s army said on Wednesday it had foiled an attack against security forces in the restive North Sinai region, killing seven suspected militants and destroying two weapon caches.
China says about to finish some land reclamation in South China Sea
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China will soon complete some of its land reclamation on the Spratly islands in the disputed South China Sea, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, indicating that Beijing is close to setting up new outposts in the mariti…
Merkel’s Bavarian allies say Greeks act like ‘clowns’ in debt talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies have accused the Greek government of not having grasped the seriousness of the situation in the debt talks yet, with CSU Secretary-General Andreas Scheuer calling ruling politicians i…
South Korea foreign minister to make first trip to Japan in four years
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – South Korea’s Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se will visit Tokyo on Sunday, the first such trip in four years, as the U.S. allies prepare to mark the 50th anniversary of the normalization of ties amid a chill because of feuds over t…
Chinese police kill Uighur man at station in suspected attack
BEIJING (Reuters) – Police at a train station in the northwestern Chinese city of Xian shot and wounded an ethnic Uighur man who had charged into a ticket line holding a brick, police said on Wednesday, adding the man later died of his injuries.
In Danish election, campaign turns personal in tight race
BORNHOLM, Denmark (Reuters) – Dressed in a denim shirt and black jeans, Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt cracked jokes and took selfies with supporters on the island of Bornholm, just days before a June 18 election that could end her politi…
Hong Kong starts debate on contentious electoral reform plan
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong legislators began a debate on a Beijing-backed electoral reform proposal on Wednesday, as hundreds of people gathered outside government buildings ahead of a contentious vote that is expected by the end of this week.
Cost of violence hits $14 trillion in increasingly divided world
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The cost of violence around the world reached a record $14.3 trillion in 2014, equivalent to the combined economies of Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, a global security report said on…
Niger says 33 migrants have died in desert this year
NIAMEY (Reuters) – A total of 33 migrants have died in the Sahara desert in Niger while en route to Europe this year, including 18 found dehydrated last week near a road to the border with Algeria, the government of Niger said on Tuesday.
Bahrain sentences opposition leader to four years in jail
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain sentenced opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman to four years in jail on Tuesday on charges of inciting unrest, a decision that an opposition group said could stoke more protests in the Sunni Muslim-ruled kingdom.
