One dies in Kashmir after police fire on protesters
SRINAGAR (Reuters) – One person died on Saturday in Kashmir following an injury suffered after police opened fire to disperse stone-throwing demonstrators during a daylong protest strike over the arrest of a separatist leader.
China says using young, educated anti-graft officials as ‘fox hunters’
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s team charged with hunting down officials suspected of corruption who have fled overseas is aged 30 on average, speaks foreign languages and is well educated, a Chinese official said, giving rare details of a secretive opera…
Australia foils alleged terror attack for Gallipoli centenary
MELBOURNE/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Hundreds of Australian police on Saturday arrested five teens planning an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack next week at an event to mark the centenary of the landings at Gallipoli during World War One, Prime Minister…
China’s Xi urges Yemen resolution in call with Saudi king
BEIJING (Reuters) – Efforts should be stepped up to seek a political solution to the crisis in Yemen, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Saudi Arabia’s King Salman in a telephone call, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
Israeli military networks breached by hackers: researchers
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Hackers have managed to penetrate computer networks associated with the Israeli military in an espionage campaign that skillfully packages existing attack software with trick emails, according to security researchers at Blue C…
In Labour’s Scottish bastion, nationalists prepare an upset
GLASGOW/LONDON (Reuters) – In Scotland’s biggest city, nationalists have triggered a once-in-a-century shift in political loyalties that could dash Labour leader Ed Miliband’s dreams of winning the May 7 election and thrust secessionist ‘kingmakers’ to…
Teenagers planned Australian terror attack for ANZAC centenary: police
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Teenagers inspired by the hardline Islamic State planned a major terrorism attack in the Australian city of Melbourne to mark the centenary next week of the ANZAC landings at Gallipoli during World War One, police said on Saturday…
Colombia’s Santos calls for deadline on FARC peace talks
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos on Friday warned that the country’s patience with Marxist FARC rebels is wearing thin and that the peace process to end five decades of war must have a deadline.
Australian police arrest five teenagers over alleged terror plot
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian police arrested five teenagers in the country’s second-largest city on Saturday over an alleged terrorist plot to target police officers, authorities said.
Former president defiant as humanitarian toll mounts in Yemen war
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen’s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Friday he would not leave the country, dismissing reports in the Gulf Arab media that he was seeking a safe exit as Saudi Arabian war planes bomb troops loyal to him and their Houthi …
