Japanese navy gets biggest flat-top since WWII-era aircraft carriers
YOKOHAMA (Reuters) – Japan’s Maritime Self Defense Force on Wednesday took delivery of the biggest Japanese warship since World War Two, the Izumo, a helicopter carrier as big as the Imperial Navy aircraft carriers that battled the United States in the…
Thai PM Prayuth warns media, says has power to execute reporters
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha lashed out at journalists on Wednesday, saying he would “probably just execute” those who did “not report the truth”, in the latest outburst aimed at Thailand’s media.
Thai PM Prayuth warns media, says has power to execute reporters
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha lashed out at journalists on Wednesday, saying he would “probably just execute” those who did “not report the truth”, in the latest outburst aimed at Thailand’s media.
Egyptian court adjourns trial of Al Jazeera journalists to April 22
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court said on Wednesday it adjourned until April 22 the trial of two Al Jazeera television journalists.
Ukraine leader fires oligarch Kolomoisky as regional chief
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s president has fired billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky as governor of a key region in the east, the presidential website said on Wednesday, after armed men that lawmakers said were linked to the oligarch raided a state-owned oil fir…
Syria’s Assad urges united front with Iraq against terrorism: state media
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad called on Tuesday during talks with Iraq’s foreign minister in Damascus for a united front with Baghdad in tackling terrorism as the two countries battle Islamic State militants on their territo…
Scottish nationalists would block second Cameron government: Salmond
LONDON (Reuters) – The Scottish National Party (SNP) would try to block Britain’s Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron from forming a government if the result of a national election on May 7 is inconclusive, former SNP leader Alex Salmond said.
Coke’s zero tolerance for land grabs proves difficult to fulfill
WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The Coca-Cola Co has made a good start in axing land grabs from its supply chain, but it must work harder in proving that its bottlers and sugar suppliers do not violate land rights, development experts told th…
Loyalists of former Yemen ruler reject foreign intervention
DUBAI (Reuters) – Army officers loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, a powerful ally of Yemen’s Houthi militia, strongly reject any foreign intervention to end the country’s worsening conflict, a statement carried on a website affiliated to Sa…
Hungary reaches deal on Russian nuclear fuel supply with Euratom: MTI
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary has reached an agreement with the Euratom Supply Agency (ESA) regarding Russia’s planned supply of nuclear fuel for the country’s Paks power plant, the prime minister’s chief of staff, Janos Lazar, told national news agency…
