In anti-terrorism lawsuits, verdicts are just the first battle
(Reuters) – One of the lawsuits was filed by Sara Hensley, whose father was beheaded in Iraq by Islamic militants; another by Patrick Baker, who was shot in the head during the hijacking of an EgyptAir flight by the Abu Nidal Organization; the third ca…
China says will hunt down serial bribers
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities will hunt down individuals and organizations which engage in serial bribery, especially in cases which cause serious public anger or accidents, state media said on Wednesday, as the government takes on deep-roote…
Europe seeks to reassure Libya over plans to stem migrant flow
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The European Union sought to reassure Libya on Tuesday that any action being considered by the 28-nation bloc to stem the deadly flow of migrants across the Mediterranean should not be perceived as an attack against the Libya…
EU wants Iran to play ‘major but positive role’ in Syria
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The European Union’s top diplomat on Tuesday voiced the hope that Iran would play an important but constructive role in a renewed United Nations push to restart negotiations aimed at ending the four-year civil war in Syria.
U.S. Senate rejects bid to consider Iran nuclear deal a treaty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday rejected an effort to require an international nuclear agreement with Iran to be considered a treaty, which would have forced any deal to be approved by two-thirds of the Senate’s 100 members before it …
Britain’s Labour has one-point lead ahead of election: YouGov
(Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party has a one percentage point lead over Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives, according to a YouGov opinion poll for the Sun newspaper published on Tuesday.
Nepal quake victims still stranded, PM says toll could be 10,000
JHARIBAR/SINDHUPALCHOWK, Nepal (Reuters) – People stranded in remote villages and towns across Nepal were still waiting for aid and relief to arrive on Tuesday, four days after a devastating earthquake destroyed buildings and roads and killed more than…
U.S. says Iranian forces fire on and board cargo ship in Gulf
DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iranian forces boarded a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf on Tuesday after patrol boats fired warning shots across its bow and ordered it deeper into Iranian waters, the Pentagon said.
Iranian Revolutionary Guards seize cargo ship in Gulf
DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iranian patrol boats intercepted a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday and forced it into Iranian territorial waters by firing shots across its bow, prompting the U.S. Navy to send a destroyer and reconnaissance p…
Indonesia executes drug convicts, sparks anger from Australia, Brazil
CILACAP, Indonesia (Reuters) – An Indonesian firing squad executed eight convicted drug-traffickers from several countries on Wednesday, prompting Australia to recall its envoy to Jakarta and bringing an angry reaction from Brazil.
