Vietnam’s sea dispute arbitration case vs China promotes peace: Manila
MANILA (Reuters) – Vietnam has helped ensure peace in the South China Sea dispute with Beijing by following the Philippines in seeking U.N. arbitration, Manila said, despite the fact that Beijing has refused to take part.
Egypt denies entry to U.S. analyst, with no reason given
CAIRO (Reuters) – A U.S. think tank analyst and former diplomat who has written articles critical of Egypt’s government said she was blocked from entering the country to attend a conference on Saturday.
Dozens killed in Afghanistan fighting as foreign troops head home
KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan Taliban killed a Supreme Court official, a dozen mine clearers and several national and foreign soldiers but also suffered heavy losses from intensifying violence ahead of the withdrawal of most international troops in the …
Libyan conflict parties clash over control of eastern oil ports
BENGHAZI/TUNIS (Reuters) – Air strikes by forces loyal to Libya’s recognized government on Saturday hit targets near the eastern oil ports of Ras Lanuf and Es-Sider to stop an advance by a rival force, officials said.
PM Abe’s ruling party eyes big gains in low-voltage Japan vote
TOKYO (Reuters) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s party looks set for a huge win on Sunday in a low-voltage election that will allow the conservative leader to claim a fresh mandate for his reflationary policies to revive Japan’s long-stagnant economy.
Liberia court rejects petition to halt Senate vote over Ebola
MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberia’s Supreme Court on Saturday ruled that Senate elections in the West African nation should go ahead, rejecting a petition to suspend the vote until an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus is brought under control.
Computer fault identified as UK flight chaos abates
LONDON (Reuters) – A system failure affecting air traffic control workstations was to blame for disruption to thousands of passengers coming in and out of Britain’s biggest airports, officials said, as services returned to normal on Saturday.
Korean Air chief steward in nut row says insulted, forced to kneel
SEOUL (Reuters) – The head of cabin crew who was kicked off a Korean Air Lines flight after a company executive raged over the way she was served macadamia nuts said he was insulted and forced to kneel down to apologize to the executive.
Greek opposition leader accuses government of fear-mongering
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s radical leftist opposition leader, Alexis Tsipras, accused Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Saturday of sowing fear in the country to win support for a presidential vote the government must win to avoid a snap election.
Sudan’s Bashir claims victory over ICC after court shelves Darfur probe
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir claimed victory over the International Criminal Court on Saturday after it shelved further investigation of war crimes in Darfur, and reaffirmed his hard line on the rebel region.
