South Africa’s mine massacre town sees little change three years on
MARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) – Almost three years after South African police shot 34 striking miners dead outside platinum producer Lonmin’s Marikana mine, little has changed in this hardscrabble town that has become a symbol of post-apartheid hard…
China military to investigate who owns its land
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military has launched a three-year project to try to work out who owns the land it uses after finding that a quarter of it lacked ownership documents, which has led to disputes with civilians, the Defense Ministry said on Fr…
Bulgarian church joins calls for cancellation of Sofia gay march
SOFIA (Reuters) – The Bulgarian Orthodox Church joined anti-gay activists in calling for the cancellation of a gay march in the capital Sofia planned for Saturday, adding to tensions over an event which has faced threats from protesters.
China moves controversial oil rig back towards Vietnam coast
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has moved an oil rig at the center of last year’s violent dispute with Vietnam closer to Vietnam’s coast in the disputed South China Sea, just weeks ahead of the first visit by a chief of Vietnam’s Communist Party to Washingto…
French government files legal complaint against UberPOP
PARIS (Reuters) – French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Friday he had launched legal action targeting local managers of U.S.-based ride-sharing service Uber, denouncing the attitude of the company as “cynical” and “arrogant”.
Life in the bomb shelter: Ukrainian coking plant trapped between the fronts
AVDIYIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Every working day, Dmitry passes out through the massive iron doors of a Soviet-built nuclear bomb shelter, mounts three flights of stairs and strides across the compound to put in an eight-hour shift keeping one of Europ…
China attacks U.S. human rights record in annual report
BEIJING (Reuters) – China accused the United States on Friday of being “haunted by spreading guns” and racial discrimination, in its annual tit-for-tat rebuttal to U.S. criticism of China’s human rights record.
Thailand halts launch of rights report alleging Vietnam abuses
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai police forced a rights group to cancel the launch of a report alleging Vietnam’s persecution of an ethnic minority on Friday, saying it could harm relations between the Southeast Asian neighbors.
Islamic State attack in northeast Syria reported to displace 60,000: U.N.
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An Islamic State attack on the northeastern Syrian city of Hasaka is reported to have displaced 60,000 people, the United Nations office in Syria said on Friday, warning that up to 200,000 people may eventually try to flee.
China warns Glastonbury organizers after Dalai Lama’s invite
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Friday warned organizers of the Glastonbury Festival
