Maersk insists on release of vessel and crew from Iran
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s Maersk said on Thursday it insists on the release of the crew of the Maersk Tigris vessel, being held by Iranian authorities, and said it now assumed its seizure was related to a 2005 court case over uncollected cargo f…
Nigerian army says rescues more women and children from Boko Haram
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s military rescued another set of women and children who had been kidnapped by Boko Haram militia and were being detained in Sambisa forest where the Islamist group has been holed up, an army spokesman said on Thursday.
Thai court says unclear who killed Reuters cameraman
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai court ruled on Thursday that it could not establish who fired the shot that killed a Reuters cameraman during clashes between troops and anti-government protesters in Bangkok in 2010.
Turkey’s EU ambitions complicated by row over Armenia genocide: Hahn
VIENNA (Reuters) – Turkey’s backlash against European countries that call Ottoman Turks’ 1915 massacre of Armenians genocide will complicate Ankara’s ambitions to join the European Union, the commissioner in charge of EU enlargement told a newspaper on…
Malaysia’s Anwar takes up last legal recourse against sodomy conviction
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Jailed Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday applied for a judicial review of his conviction for sodomy, his last legal recourse after an appeal was rejected in February.
Malaysia’s Anwar takes up last legal recourse against sodomy conviction
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Jailed Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday applied for a judicial review of his conviction for sodomy, his last legal recourse after an appeal was rejected in February.
Libya’s Benghazi, cradle of anti-Gaddafi revolt, torn by chaos that followed
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – When Libyan government forces and Islamist militants battled with artillery guns right in his district, Khalil al-Barassi knew it was time to pack up. He moved his family into an abandoned schoolhouse, where they live on aid…
Brazilian executed in Indonesia unaware what was happening until end: witness
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A Brazilian man executed in Indonesia for drug trafficking who was diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder did not understand what was happening to him until his final moments, a priest assigned as his spiritual adviser tol…
Images show North Korea nuclear reactor may be operating again: experts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Satellite images taken between January and this month show a North Korean nuclear reactor that can yield material for atomic bombs may be operating again at low power or intermittently, U.S. experts said on Wednesday.
North Korea’s Kim ordered execution of 15 officials this year: South’s spy agency
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the execution of 15 senior officials this year as punishment for challenging his authority, South Korea’s spy agency told a closed-door parliament meeting on Wednesday.
