Greek banks hammered after ECB snub, Athens rejects ‘blackmail’
ATHENS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Greek borrowing costs leapt and bank shares were hammered on Thursday after the European Central Bank abruptly pulled the plug on its funding for the country’s financial sector in what Athens labelled an act of coercion.
One killed in restaurant attack north of Cairo: agency
CAIRO (Reuters) – One person was killed in an attack on a restaurant north of Cairo on Thursday, Egypt’s state news agency MENA reported.
France’s Hollande says any Greece deal must respect EU rules
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande reiterated his view on Thursday that any deal between Greece and its European Union creditors on easing Athens’ debt burden must respect its prior commitments and the bloc’s rules.
Christian protesters clash with police in India’s Delhi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Hundreds of Christian protesters clashed with police in India’s capital on Thursday as they tried to press demands for better government protection amid concern about rising intolerance after a series of attacks on churches.Demons…
Five more Ukrainian soldiers killed in east in past 24 hours: Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Five more Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in fighting with Russian-backed separatists in the past 24 hours, a military spokesman said on Thursday.
Yemeni parties agree to form presidential council: negotiators
SANAA (Reuters) – Most Yemeni factions have agreed to set up an interim presidential council to manage the country for up to one year, negotiators said on Thursday, in a major step to ease a power struggle which forced the president to step down two we…
Afghan troops fight insurgents near Pakistan border, 18 killed
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – At least 18 militants were killed in a gun battle in a mountainous district of Afghanistan near Pakistan, police said on Thursday, in the latest fighting in the region since a Taliban massacre of school children in th…
Islamic State executes three of its Chinese militants: China paper
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Islamic State has killed three Chinese militants who joined its ranks in Syria and Iraq and later attempted to flee, a Chinese state-run newspaper said, the latest account of fighters from China embroiled in the Middle East conf…
At least 20 killed in clashes between Myanmar army and rebels
YANGON (Reuters) – Heavy fighting between Myanmar soldiers and ethnic insurgents this week has killed at least 20 people near the northeastern border with China, the government and an organization representing the rebel groups said on Thursday.
Top China official in Hong Kong warns against confronting Beijing
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s top official in Hong Kong has warned democracy campaigners in the former British colony against pushing for independence and confronting Beijing, the official news agency, Xinhua, reported.
