Singapore teen pleads not guilty over blog critical of former premier Lee
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A Singapore teenager pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of spreading obscene images and offending a religious group, but was not required to enter a plea on a harassment charge for comments he made about late former premier…
China military says some not taking graft fight seriously
BEIJING (Reuters) – There are some in China’s armed forces, the largest in the world, who are not taking the fight against corruption seriously, brushing problems under the carpet and not daring to go after senior officers, its official paper said on T…
Chile president to reshuffle entire cabinet as popularity falls
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile President Michelle Bachelet said she will reshuffle her entire cabinet in the next few days, a surprise announcement that indicates the depth of her concern about a collapse in her popularity.
King’s changes make Saudi policy less predictable
RIYADH (Reuters) – Changes in Saudi Arabia’s leadership have concentrated power in an inner circle of the Al Saud dynasty, removing constraints on the monarch and making the conservative kingdom’s strategic positions less predictable.
Netanyahu clinches deal to form new Israeli government
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clinched a deal to form a new government on Wednesday just before a deadline expired, but his coalition will rule by the slimmest of majorities in Israel’s turbulent parliament.
United Kingdom votes in most unpredictable election in decades
LONDON (Reuters) – British voters get to decide on Thursday who they want to rule the world’s fifth-largest economy in a tight election that could yield weak government, propel the United Kingdom towards a vote on EU membership and stoke Scottish desir…
Nigerians fleeing Lake Chad in Niger say some have died from lack of food, water
GEIDAM, Nigeria/NIAMEY, Niger (Reuters) – Some of thousands of Nigerians told to leave neighboring Niger in the past week due to threats from Boko Haram militants have died en route from lack of food and water, evacuees said.
Maldives minister says jailed ex-president can appeal, won’t get pardon
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Maldives would welcome an appeal by its jailed former president against his 13-year sentence, but he was found guilty of terrorism and cannot expect to be pardoned, Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon told Reuters on Wednesday.
British rivals still tied in last hours of election campaign
LONDON (Reuters) – A late burst of opinion polls on Wednesday suggested that Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour challenger Ed Miliband had fought each other to a standstill on the eve of Britain’s most unpredictable election in a gene…
Yemen urges ground intervention to save country: letter to U.N
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Yemen urged the international community “to quickly intervene by land forces to save” the country, specifically in the cities of Aden and Taiz, according to a letter sent to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday.
