Russia invites North Korea leader for May visit: paper
TOKYO (Reuters) – Russia has invited North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to attend a May ceremony marking the end of World War Two, in what would be Kim’s first foreign visit since taking the helm of the reclusive state in 2011, Japan’s Asahi Shimbun daily…
‘Lone wolf’ Australian hostage-taker had violent, unsettled past
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The self-styled sheikh behind a siege at a Sydney cafe had been charged as an accessory to murder and with multiple sexual offences. He also harbored deep grievances against the Australian government and had found little kinship in t…
Pakistani pupils recall narrow escapes, carnage in Taliban slaughter
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – It began like any other morning in Pakistan’s Army Public School in the northwestern city of Peshawar. Students pored over their books. Teachers ruffled through their notes and gave lectures.
Kerry urges compromise as Haiti seeks to form new government
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – U.S Secretary of State John Kerry urged all sides to find a consensus solution to Haiti’s political crisis on Tuesday as one of the country’s top political leaders warned the impoverished Caribbean nation was on the brink of …
Kerry says U.S. made no ‘determinations’ on Palestinian resolution
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday the United States had made “no determinations” about any possible U.N. Security Council resolutions to end the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
Greek government faces first test in crucial presidential vote
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Wednesday faces the first of three rounds of a presidential vote that will determine whether the country is forced into snap national elections and a new period of political chaos.
Australian PM says tough new national security laws failed hostages
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Tough new national security laws failed to prevent a deadly hostage crisis in the heart of Sydney this week, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Wednesday, raising questions about the usefulness of such measures.
Kerry says Russia sanctions could end if Putin takes right steps
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia has made constructive moves in recent days towards reducing tensions in Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday, and he raised the possibility that Washington could lift sanctions if Moscow keeps taking pos…
Pakistani pupils recall narrow escapes, carnage in Taliban slaughter
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – It began like any other morning in Pakistan’s Army Public School in the northwestern city of Peshawar. Students pored over their books. Teachers ruffled through their notes and gave lectures.
Taliban go on killing spree at Pakistan school, 132 students dead
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – At least 132 students and nine staff members were killed on Tuesday when Taliban gunmen broke into a school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar and opened fire, witnesses said, in the bloodiest massacre the country has seen…
