President of Sinopec’s oil services unit dismissed amid investigation
BEIJING (Reuters) – The president of Sinopec Group’s oilfield services unit has been dismissed and is currently under investigation, state media reported on Wednesday.
Indonesia tycoon remains opposition party chief, compromise hope fades
NUSA DUA/JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s second biggest party on Wednesday re-elected tycoon Aburizal Bakrie as its chief for the next five years, dimming hopes that the opposition party would join President Joko Widodo’s minority coalition.
Modi under pressure over minister’s tirade against non-Hindus
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is under growing pressure to sack a minister over a tirade she made against religious minorities, as his outraged opponents disrupted parliament for a second day on Wednesday.
Ukrainian PM reports accident at nuclear power plant
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Wednesday an accident had occurred at the Zaporizhye nuclear power plant (NPP) in south-east Ukraine and called on the energy minister to hold a news conference.
Chinese bank worker shoots colleagues, kills two: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – An employee of China’s central bank shot and killed two colleagues on Wednesday at the branch he was working at in the northeastern province of Liaoning, the Xinhua state news agency reported.
Russia’s Lavrov to meet Kerry this week: Tass
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet in the Swiss city of Basel this week, Tass news agency quoted a Russian diplomatic source as saying on Wednesday.
Three Somalis killed in attack on U.N. convoy in capital
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – At least three Somali security personnel were killed when a car bomb targeting a United Nations convoy exploded near the airport in the Somali capital, police said.
Lebanese soldier killed while dismantling bomb near Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Lebanese soldier was killed while dismantling an explosive device outside the town of Arsal on the border with Syria on Wednesday, security sources said.
Poverty fuels tensions as Syrian refugees brace for another winter
ANKARA (Reuters) – Syrian refugees across the Middle East, some in exile for a fourth winter, face freezing temperatures, hunger and increasing hostility from locals as governments struggle to cope with the humanitarian crisis.
Ukraine government is ready for talks with IMF: PM Yatseniuk
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Wednesday the new government was ready to hold discussions with the International Monetary Fund on the disbursement of the next tranche of financial aid under a $17 billion loan program…
