China police chief who let off drunk son charged with graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – The former police chief of a major city in northern China has been charged with corruption, state media said on Thursday, after he was sacked for allowing his drunk son to be set free, despite having attacked a policeman.
Hungary’s priority is alliance with Germany, minister tells Figyelo
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s most important goal in foreign policy next year is to strengthen its alliance with Germany, a minister told the weekly Figyelo on Thursday ahead of an expected visit by Chancellor Angela Merkel.
South Korea balks as U.S. picks Japan, Australia to service F-35s in Asia
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said on Thursday it will not send its F-35 fleet to Japan for heavy airframe maintenance, one of the two Asian hubs chosen by the United States to service the Lockheed Martin Corp stealth fighter.
Palestinian U.N. draft calls for Israel occupation end by 2017
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Jordan formally submitted to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday a draft resolution calling for peace between Israel and the Palestinians within one year and an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories by the end of 2017.
Colombia’s Trasandino oil pipeline shut by rebel bomb attack
BOGOTA (Reuters) – The Trasandino pipeline in southern Colombia was suspended on Wednesday after a bomb attack by leftist guerrillas that caused a significant oil spill on the damaged stretch, state-owned oil company Ecopetrol said.
Spy freed from Cuban prison hailed as secret U.S. hero
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama hailed him as one of the best spies America has ever had in Cuba, but precious little is known about the Cuban man freed in a prisoner swap on Wednesday after two decades of incarceration on the Communist i…
Alberta opposition decimated as leader, eight others cross floor
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Alberta’s official opposition party was decimated on Wednesday as nine of its 14 sitting members in the provincial legislature, including its leader, defected to the ruling Progressive Conservative party.
Canada PM says Parliament attacker may not have been lone wolf
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The man who killed a Canadian soldier and then stormed the Parliament in October may not have been acting alone, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Wednesday.
U.S., Cuba restore ties after 50 years
HAVANA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Cuba agreed on Wednesday to restore diplomatic ties that Washington severed more than 50 years ago, and President Barack Obama called for an end to the long economic embargo against its old Cold War e…
Exclusive: As easy targets thin, Syria air strikes by U.S. allies plunge
WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) – As U.S. fighter jets pound Islamic State targets in Syria, Washington’s coalition allies appear increasingly absent from the air war.
