Anti-Semitic attacks surged worldwide in 2014: annual survey
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Anti-Semitic attacks surged worldwide in 2014, with the highest number of incidents occurring in France, according to an annual study published in Israel on Wednesday.
Israel happy at compromise deal on Iran between Congress-Obama: minister
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is pleased at a compromise deal on Iran achieved between the United States Congress and the administration of President Barack Obama, Israeli Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz said on Wednesday.
Congress will not derail nuclear talks, Iran says
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will not allow U.S. domestic politics to derail nuclear negotiations, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said on Wednesday, after U.S. President Barack Obama conceded that Congress will have the power to review any final…
Russian, Iranian companies discuss barter deal terms: minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian and Iranian companies are discussing terms for a barter deal which will not include oil deliveries, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday, trying to end confusion over the status of a long-heralded agreeme…
Bomb in north Egypt kills two military academy students
CAIRO (Reuters) – Two students from an Egyptian military academy were killed and six were wounded on Wednesday when a bomb targeting a minibus exploded in the northern city of Kafr al-Sheikh, two health ministry officials said.
Philippines seeks help from U.S. in South China Sea dispute
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines is seeking more “substantive” support from its long-time security ally United States on how to counter China’s rapid expansion in the South China Sea, the foreign secretary said on Wednesday.
Islamic State seizes village in Iraq’s Anbar province
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants gained ground in western Iraq on Wednesday, overrunning another village near the capital of Anbar province in a dawn raid, police sources and local officials said.
Exclusive: China ex-security chief warned Bo Xilai he would be ousted – sources
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has charged former domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang with leaking state secrets because he warned political ally Bo Xilai in 2012 that Bo was about to be ousted, a crime that can be punishable by death, sources told Reuter…
Guam governor wants a referendum to decide gay marriage
HAGATNA (Reuters) – The governor of Guam, a tiny U.S. territory in the Pacific, on Wednesday backed legislation allowing same sex marriage but said the issue, which has sharply divided Americans, should be put to a referendum.
Korean ferry victims’ families cry out names of loved ones at sea, offer snacks
JINDO, South Korea (Reuters) – South Korean parents mourning victims of last year’s Sewol ferry disaster cried out their names at the spot where the ship went down, threw white chrysanthemums into the sea and made offerings of their loved ones’ favorit…
