Chinese influence in Cambodia grows with army school, aid
THLOK TASEK, Cambodia (Reuters) – When Defense Minister Tea Banh addressed graduates last month at Cambodia’s prestigious Army Institute, he directed his thanks to the guests who made it all possible: a group of crisply dressed officers from China’s Pe…
Al Shabaab kills at least 147 at Kenyan university; siege ends
GARISSA, Kenya (Reuters) – Gunmen from the Islamist militant group al Shabaab stormed a university in Kenya and killed at least 147 people on Thursday, in the worst attack on Kenyan soil since the U.S. embassy was bombed in 1998.
Israel finds man reported missing, accuses him of staging abduction
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel poured troops into a Palestinian village in occupied land on Thursday in search for a man reported missing, then found him unscathed at a nearby Jewish settlement and accused him of having staged an abduction, police and mi…
PM Cameron, Labour’s Miliband neck and neck in British election debate: polls
SALFORD, England (Reuters) – There was no clear winner in Britain’s pre-election television debate on Thursday with Prime Minister David Cameron and opposition Labour leader Ed Miliband rated broadly equally by voters surveyed by pollsters.
U.N. finds police peacekeepers shot dead three Mali protesters
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. police peacekeepers “used unauthorized and excessive force” that killed three people and injured four others during a protest in the northern Malian town of Gao in January, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Nuclear deal means more Iran oil – just not this year
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A framework accord to curb Iran’s nuclear program forged on Thursday could eventually allow Tehran to reclaim lost ground in the global oil market. Yet the deal all but guarantees that cannot happen before next year.
Germanwings pilot hid from doctors he was still flying
BERLIN (Reuters) – The Germanwings co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing an airliner in the French Alps allegedly lied to doctors, telling them he was on sick leave rather than flying commercial planes, German daily Bild reported on Thursday.
Obama calls Iran deal the best option, instead of another war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday touted the framework agreement on Iran’s nuclear program as a “good deal” that would block Tehran from obtaining an atomic weapon and make the world safer – a better option than another Mid…
Syrian aircraft bomb area near captured Jordan crossing
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian military aircraft bombed areas close to its main crossing into Jordan on Thursday, witnesses and a group monitoring the conflict said, hours after insurgents had captured the border post.
UK’s Cameron pledges ‘controlled’ immigration policy if re-elected
SALFORD, England (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday promised he’d deliver a “controlled and fair” immigration policy if re-elected on May 7, seeking to neutralize attacks from the anti-EU UK Independence Party which threatens …
