China convicts 81-year-old writer who criticized propaganda chief
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese court on Wednesday sentenced an 81-year-old writer to jail on a charge of illegal business after he criticized the ruling Communist Party’s propaganda chief in online essays, but the sentence was suspended, his lawyer said…
Aquino urges autonomy for Philippine Muslims despite misgivings
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino called on Wednesday for autonomy for a Muslim region to end an insurgency there despite widespread misgivings after Muslim rebels killed 44 policemen.
Yemen Houthis take over U.S.-trained special forces base in Sanaa
SANAA (Reuters) – Armed men from Yemen’s newly dominant Houthi group took over a special forces army base in the capital Sanaa early on Wednesday, soldiers there said.
Suicide bombers kill at least 26 across north Nigeria
(This January 24 story was corrected to change spelling of town in paragraph 13 to Gambaru)
Chadian soldiers kill 207 Boko Haram fighters in Nigeria: army
(This January 24 story was corrected to change spelling of town name to Gambaru)
Russia says many in Kiev want Ukraine peace deal to fail
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is concerned that many people in Kiev and outside Ukraine want a peace deal in the east of the country to fail, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
Europe risks right-wing backlash, Greece’s Varoufakis tells Charlie Hebdo
PARIS (Reuters) – Racists and nationalists will be the only ones to benefit if European leaders “shoot down” Greece’s new anti-austerity government, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has told France’s Charlie Hebdo newspaper.
Turkish police detain dozens over illegal wiretapping: sources
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police have detained dozens of people nationwide in the latest of a series of operations over illegal wiretapping targeting supporters of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, President Tayyip Erdogan’s ally-turned-foe,…
France says Russia would face more sanctions if Mariupol attacked
PARIS (Reuters) – Moscow would face more EU sanctions if pro-Russia separatists attack the Ukrainian port of Mariupol, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Wednesday, potentially opening a corridor to the south, including the annexed Crimean …
Russia says many in Kiev want Ukraine peace deal to fail: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is concerned that many people in Kiev and outside Ukraine want a peace deal in the east of the country to fail, Russia’s Interfax news agency quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Wednesday.
