Soros urges giving Ukraine $50 billion of aid to foil Russia
LONDON (Reuters) – Billionaire financier George Soros has urged the West to step up aid to Ukraine, outlining steps towards a $50 billion financing package that he said should be viewed as a bulwark against an increasingly aggressive Russia.
Myanmar court sentences hotel bomber to death
YANGON (Reuters) – A Myanmar court sentenced a man to death on Thursday after finding him guilty of a 2013 bomb attack on a hotel that killed two people and wounded one, a police officer said.
Suspected Kurdish militants attack Turkish police in southeast
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Suspected Kurdish militants fired a rocket at an armored police vehicle and opened fire on a police station in the southeastern Turkish town of Cizre on Thursday, injuring two officers in a surge of violence threatening a…
Ukraine says Russia behind cyber attack on German government
BERLIN (Reuters) – Ukraine’s prime minister blamed Russian intelligence on Thursday for a hacker attack against German government websites, for which a pro-Russian group claimed responsibility.
Al Qaeda-linked militants blow up 13th century Muslim tomb in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Nusra Front Islamist militants linked to al Qaeda have blown up the 13th century tomb of a revered Islamic scholar in southern Syria, Syrian state news agency SANA and monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, report…
Impeachment of ousted Thai PM could test fragile calm
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s government on Thursday urged supporters of ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to stay out of Bangkok when the legislature begins an impeachment hearing against her which could test a fragile calm under military rul…
China says nets 680 graft suspects in ‘unprecedented’ haul
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s aggressive anti-corruption campaign targeting suspects who have fled abroad has led to an “unprecedented” repatriation of 680 people suspected of committing economic crimes, the China’s Ministry of Public Security said on Th…
Cuba releases three prisoners in sign of meeting U.S. agreement
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba released three detainees on Wednesday in a sign it was fulfilling an agreement to free a list of 53 people the United States regards as political prisoners as part of a thaw in relations between the two nations.
China says North Korea deserter who reportedly killed four dies from injuries
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A North Korean army deserter who crossed the border and reportedly killed four Chinese people in a robbery last month has died from injuries suffered during his capture, the Chinese foreign ministry said late on Wednesday.
Gambia says former presidential guard chief led coup attempt
Banjul (Reuters) – Gambia’s government on Wednesday accused the former head of the West African nation’s presidential guard of leading a small group, including two former U.S. soldiers, in a failed attempt to oust President Yahya Jammeh last month.
