New Yemen VP says he hopes to avert Saudi invasion
RIYADH/ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen’s newly-appointed Vice President Khaled Bahah, a widely respected figure named this week to shore up the legitimacy of the exiled Saudi-backed government, said on Thursday he hoped to avert a Saudi-led invasion to restore …
Images show rapid Chinese progress on new South China Sea airstrip
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Recent satellite images published on Thursday show China has made rapid progress in building an airstrip suitable for military use in contested territory in the South China Sea’s Spratly Islands and may be planning another, moves…
Ex-IMF head Rato in preliminary corruption probe
MADRID (Reuters) – The home and office of former International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato were searched on Thursday as part of a tax and money laundering investigation into his personal wealth, Spanish judicial officials said.
UK charity slams donors for neglecting U.N. basic education goal
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Major countries and NGOs have cut back the proportion of aid for basic education in developing nations in recent years and their funding has been “inconsistent, uncoordinated and declining”, a UK charity said on Fr…
Iraqi PM seeks more security for Reuters bureau in Baghdad
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said on Thursday he had asked for more protection for the Reuters office in Baghdad after the news agency’s bureau chief left the country due to threats.
Rivals row over top Afghan defense posts as Taliban goes on attack
KABUL (Reuters) – Seven months after rival leaders finally agreed to share power, Afghanistan has no permanent defense minister and cannot decide who should run the army, threatening to weaken the war against Taliban militants on the offensive after fo…
Syria gas attack video moves U.N. Security Council envoys to tears
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Members of the United Nations Security Council teared up on Thursday when Syrian doctors showed a video of failed attempts to resuscitate three children after a chlorine gas attack in March, prompting renewed calls for accoun…
Labour and Conservatives tied ahead of UK election: poll
(Reuters) – Ahead of Britain’s May 7 election, the opposition Labour Party and the incumbent Tories are tied at 34 percent, according to a YouGov poll for The Sun newspaper published on Thursday.
Islamic State, security forces clash in Iraq’s largest refinery
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants clashed with security forces inside Iraq’s largest refinery on Thursday and held on to recent gains in the west of the country, as Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the extremist group remained “very, very …
Labour’s Ed Miliband wins final TV debate of UK election campaign: poll
LONDON (Reuters) – Opposition Labour Party leader Ed Miliband won the final TV debate of Britain’s election campaign on Thursday, a snap poll showed, but Prime Minister David Cameron declined to take part and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg was not …
