EU re-imposes sanctions on Iranian bank, 32 shipping firms
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union re-imposed sanctions on an Iranian bank and 32 Iranian shipping companies on Wednesday, using new legal grounds, after the measures were struck down by a European court.
American, Afghan killed in firefight between Afghan and NATO soldiers
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – An American soldier and an Afghan soldier were killed when a firefight broke out between Afghan and NATO coalition forces at a compound where a senior U.S. diplomat met a provincial governor in eastern Afghanistan, po…
India’s Modi goes shopping for nuclear power in France and Canada
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi aims to advance the purchase of massive nuclear reactors and fuel from France and Canada to power a resurgent economy, overriding domestic opposition and concerns over liability laws as he embar…
Spain arrests 11 in operation against Islamists in Catalonia
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain arrested eleven people on suspicion of being part of a militant Islamist cell planning an attack in the northeastern region of Catalonia, a Catalan police spokeswoman said.
China, Vietnam pledge peaceful resolution for sea dispute
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and Vietnam have pledged to look for a peaceful resolution to their dispute in the South China Sea via talks, following a meeting between China’s president and the head of Vietnam’s Communist Party, state news agency Xinhua sa…
Palestinian stabs two Israeli soldiers, shot dead: army
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian stabbed and wounded two Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday and then was shot dead by troops, the military said.
UK police seek gang behind ‘200 million pound’ heist
LONDON (Reuters) – British police were hunting for a gang on Wednesday who raided safety deposit boxes in London’s major jewelry business district, making off with cash and gems in what local media said could be the country’s biggest-ever heist.
Turkish prosecutor calls for Dutch journalist’s acquittal in terrorism propaganda trial
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – A Turkish prosecutor made a surprise call on Wednesday for the acquittal of a Dutch journalist charged with disseminating “terrorist propaganda”, a case which had fueled concern about press freedom in EU candidate Turkey….
Blast in central Jakarta injures four people
JAKARTA (Reuters) – An explosion at a house in central Jakarta injured four people, police said on Wednesday. The most severely injured person was hit in the chest by nails in the blast.
Two Saudi policemen shot dead in Riyadh
RIYADH (Reuters) – Two Saudi Arabian policemen were shot dead from an unidentified car in an eastern district of the capital Riyadh early on Wednesday, the official Saudi Press Agency reported citing an unnamed police spokesman.
