North Korea fires short-range missiles off coast
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired five short-range missiles off its east coast on Sunday, in a demonstration of military muscle by the secretive state amid escalating rhetoric against the United States and South Korea.
Thai junta denies former PM Yingluck permission to travel
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s military government has denied former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra permission to travel overseas to ensure she is in the country to face criminal charges later this month, a government spokesman said on Sunday.
Britain says Russia’s Putin acting like ‘tyrant’ over Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday of acting like a “tyrant” over Ukraine, but said Kiev’s forces could not defeat Russia’s army on the battlefield and that only a political solution could end the bloodshed.
Seeking unity, Egypt flies the flag in symbolic Tahrir
CAIRO (Reuters) – A circular patch of land in Cairo’s central Tahrir Square poses a dilemma for the government: how to honor the epicenter of the 2011 popular uprising while pressing ahead with one of the fiercest crackdowns on dissent in Egypt’s histo…
Iran’s Zarif denies warning U.S. of possible Rouhani demise
MUNICH (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif denied on Sunday a media report that he had told the United States during nuclear talks that President Hassan Rouhani’s political clout would be heavily damaged if negotiations failed.
PM Abe’s approval ratings rise in Japan after hostage crisis
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government scored higher public approval ratings for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s handling of the hostage crisis involving two Japanese captured in Syria and killed by Islamic State militants, polls published this week sho…
German minister criticizes Russian counterpart for Munich remarks
MUNICH (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier criticized his Russian counterpart on Sunday for weekend remarks at a security conference which he said had not contributed to a resolution of the crisis in Ukraine.
Australian PM brings forward vote on leadership to Monday
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, fighting for his political life, said he would bring forward to Monday a meeting of his ruling party to consider a challenge to his leadership in an effort to halt a destabilizing internal revol…
Nigeria postpones Feb. 14 presidential election to March 28: INEC
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s electoral commission has said it is postponing the Feb. 14 presidential election until March 28 due to security concerns, caving in to pressure from the ruling People’s Democratic Party in a move likely to enrage the opposit…
At least two killed in militant attack in Somalia
BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) – At least two people were killed when Somali militants al Shabaab attacked the house of a senior police official in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, police said on Sunday.
