Shelling kills one worker at east Ukraine coke plant: Metinvest
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s largest steel company, Metinvest, said on Friday one worker had been killed and two wounded after its Avdiyivka coke plant in east Ukraine was hit by heavy shelling, damaging the factory’s equipment and transport infrastructu…
UK’s Cameron uses EU summit to campaign for pre-referendum reforms
RIGA (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday began his campaign to persuade European leaders to make changes to the European Union before he holds a referendum to decide whether Britain should stay in or quit the bloc.
China calls for immediate end to conflict in South Sudan
BEIJING (Reuters) – China called on Friday for an end to conflict in South Sudan where fighting has caused thousands of people to flee from their homes and prompted warnings to oil companies to shut down operations.
South Korea says North drops demand for wage hike at joint factory park
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has dropped a demand for a wage hike for its workers at the Kaesong factory park run jointly with Seoul, South Korea said on Friday, paving the way for talks to resolve the latest dispute over the zone.
Turkish police swoop on Erdogan foes, dozens detained: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police launched an operation on Friday to detain dozens of people including businessmen perceived to be supporters of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, President Tayyip Erdogan’s ally-turned-foe, the Dogan news agen…
Myanmar navy rescues boat with 200 migrants aboard
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s navy has found a boat carrying more than 200 migrants, a government spokesman said on Friday, amid mounting international pressure to tackle a “boat people” crisis that has seen hundreds of migrants land in Indonesia and Ma…
Thailand again says election could be delayed
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Friday a general election will take place in the Southeast Asian country in April or May 2016 – but could be delayed by three months if a referendum takes place.
A year after Thai coup, stability trumps growth for business
BANGKOK (Reuters) – When Thailand’s army seized power in a bloodless coup, much of the business establishment quietly cheered them on. A year on, the captains of Thai industry remain firmly behind the junta, despite a lackluster economy and a delayed r…
Saudi citizen killed in rocket attack launched from Yemen: SPA
DOHA (Reuters) – A cross border rocket attack launched from inside Yemen killed one Saudi citizen and wounded two others on Thursday in the southern province of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia’s state news agency (SPA) reported.
Polish President Komorowski narrowly leads in poll ahead of run-off
WARSAW (Reuters) – With two days to go before the second round of Poland’s presidential election, incumbent Bronislaw Komorowski was slightly ahead with 45 percent support, a survey by pollster TNS for Gazeta.pl web portal showed on Friday.
