Pakistan hunts clues to activist’s murder as free-speech fears grow
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani investigators have found no match for casings of bullets that killed a prominent human rights activist, dashing hopes for quick answers to a murder that has raised fears for the safety of dissenting voices.
S.Korea court finds ferry captain guilty of homicide for 304 deaths
SEOUL (Reuters) – The captain of a South Korean ferry that sank last year, killing 304 people, was found guilty of homicide by an appeals court on Tuesday and sentenced to life in prison, overturning an earlier conviction for negligence.
Japan PM won’t attend Russian WW2 ceremony: govt spokesman
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will not attend an official ceremony in Moscow on May 9 to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two because of a schedule conflict, the nation’s top government spokesman said on Tuesday….
U.S. POW wants Japan leader to accept responsibility for wartime past
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lester Tenney, a 94-year-old American survivor of the 1942 Bataan Death March, said he hoped to deliver a simple message about wartime responsibility to Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe if the two meet in Washington this week.
Kerry says Iran, world powers closer than ever to historic nuclear deal
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States and five other major powers are closer than ever to a deal with Iran that would end a 12-year-old standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program, though more tough negotiations lie ahead, Secretary of State John Ker…
Saudis pound arms depots in Yemen as bread, medicine run short
ADEN (Reuters) – The humanitarian situation in Yemen has become catastrophic, relief officials said on Monday, as Saudi-led aircraft pounded Iran-allied Houthi militiamen and rebel army units for a second day, dashing hopes for a pause in fighting to l…
Greece moves to sideline Varoufakis after reform talks fiasco
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday reshuffled his team handling talks with European and IMF lenders, a move widely seen as an effort to relegate embattled Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis to a less active role in negotiat…
Kerry says Iran, world powers closer than ever to historic nuclear deal
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States and five other major powers are closer than ever to a deal with Iran that would end a 12-year-old nuclear standoff, though more tough negotiations lie ahead, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday…
Saudis pound arms depots in Yemen as bread, medicine run short
ADEN (Reuters) – The humanitarian situation in Yemen has become catastrophic, relief officials said on Monday, as Saudi-led aircraft pounded Iran-allied Houthi militiamen and rebel army units for a second day, dashing hopes for a pause in fighting to l…
Britain’s Conservatives take one point lead ahead of election: YouGov poll
(Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives took a one percentage point lead over the opposition Labour Party, according to a YouGov opinion poll for the Sun newspaper published on Monday.
