France tempers Iran nuclear stance in nod to wider diplomatic needs
PARIS (Reuters) – A year after France scuppered a deal on Iran’s nuclear program it is taking a softer stance in current talks, encouraged by a more inclusive U.S. approach and the knowledge that failure this year could have grim repercussions across t…
China’s defense minister calls for improved crisis management
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s defense minister called on Friday for better regional crisis management, saying that his country’s armed forces wanted peace but would never forget bitter lessons of the past.
Ex-finance minister warns Putin against populism, conservatism
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin warned President Vladimir Putin on Friday that “excessive conservatism” could restrict economic and political freedoms and said populist policies would weaken Russia.
Myanmar army says deadly strike against rebels meant only as ‘warning’
YANGON (Reuters) – The Myanmar army said that a deadly artillery attack on an insurgent military academy had been intended only as a “warning” strike, local media reported, amid mounting tensions ahead of renewed negotiations for a ceasefire.
U.S. drone strike kills six suspected militants in northwest Pakistan: officials
PESHAWAR Pakistan (Reuters) – A U.S. drone strike killed six suspected militants in northwestern Pakistan, security officials said on Friday, as al Qaeda said two members of the group had been killed in a previous strike.
China courts put reporter on trial, reject Uighur scholar’s appeal
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities put on trial on Friday an outspoken journalist accused of revealing state secrets and rejected an appeal by a prominent Uighur scholar whose life sentence on separatism charges had sparked an outcry from the West…
U.S. drone strike kills six suspected militants in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR Pakistan (Reuters) – A U.S. drone strike killed six suspected militants in northwestern Pakistan, security officials said on Friday, as al Qaeda said two members of the group had been killed in a strike.
Iran still stalling as nuclear deadline looms: U.N. agency
VIENNA (Reuters) – Tehran has yet to explain away allegations it conducted atomic bomb research, the head of the U.N. nuclear agency said on Thursday, four days before a deadline for Iran and six world powers to reach a deal on the Iranian nuclear prog…
Fears grow in India about Hindu ‘Modi-fication’ of education
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indians were flying airplanes, carrying out stem cell research and may even have been using cosmic weapons 5,000 years ago, according to the chairman of India’s leading historical organization.Professor Y. Sudershan Rao, the head …
Last British governor of Hong Kong says confront China on rights; U.S. report cites military intimidation
WASHINGTON/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Countries should not be afraid to stand up to China over democratic rights in Hong Kong, the last British governor of the territory said on Thursday.
