Hong Kong ‘Occupy’ leaders surrender as pro-democracy protests appear to wither
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Leaders of Hong Kong’s Occupy Central movement surrendered to police on Wednesday for their role in democracy protests that the government has deemed illegal, the latest sign that the civil disobedience campaign may be running out…
Japan Abe’s coalition may keep 2/3 majority in Dec 14 election: media polls
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s coalition may keep its two-thirds majority in the lower house of parliament, media projections showed, hinting he could claim a new mandate for his “Abenomics” recipe to revive the world’s third-bi…
Sudan’s army reports more clashes with rebels in south as talks on hold
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – The Sudanese army said it killed 50 rebels in a battle in Sudan’s South Kordofan province on Tuesday, although a rebel spokesman said he had no knowledge of the fighting which could complicate ceasefire talks due to resume on Frida…
Ukraine energy minister says ‘no threat’ from accident at nuclear plant
KIEV (Reuters) – An accident at a nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya in southeastern Ukraine poses no danger to health or the environment, energy authorities said on Wednesday, an assessment later corroborated by the French nuclear institute IRSN.
U.S. couple leaves Qatar after convictions overturned in child death
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A U.S. couple whose convictions were overturned in the death of their adopted daughter in Qatar left the Gulf Arab state on Wednesday after a travel ban that had kept them in the country was lifted, their supporters and the U.S….
Ukraine tells IAEA reactor safely shut down, no release
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear agency said on Wednesday it had been told by Ukraine that a reactor at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant remained safely shut down following a short circuit in the plant’s transformer yard last week.
UAE police seek suspect in killing of U.S. teacher
DUBAI (Reuters) – A female American teacher has been stabbed to death in the toilet of an Abu Dhabi shopping mall but police are uncertain if the suspected killer, who was dressed in a black robe, is a woman or a man, police said.
Support for Chilean president Bachelet sliding fast -polls
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Support for Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and her administration has fallen significantly in recent months, as voters worry about the economy and lose faith in her reform drive, two opinion polls showed on Wednesday.
Portugal top court rejects motion to free ex-PM in graft case
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s supreme court rejected on Wednesday a request for former prime minister Jose Socrates to be freed from prison after his arrest for suspected tax fraud and corruption, offences he has denied committing.
U.S. presses for destruction of Syrian chemical weapons facilities
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday called for closer monitoring of the long-delayed destruction of a dozen chemical weapons production facilities in Syria, which is several months behind schedule.
