Battle rages for town where Ukraine rebels reject ceasefire
VUHLEHIRSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Pro-Russian rebels pounded encircled Ukrainian government forces on Monday and Kiev said it would not pull back heavy guns while a truce was being violated, leaving a European-brokered peace deal on the verge of collapse…
China sacks city police chief over slap-up salamander feast
BEIJING (Reuters) – A police chief in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen has been sacked after colleagues roughed up a group of reporters who had tried to report on a group of officers feasting on a giant salamander, an endangered animal in China.
Defiant Danes march after gunman attacks Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Danes gathered at torch-lit memorials around the country on Monday, commemorating victims of deadly attacks on a synagogue and an event promoting free speech that shocked a nation proud of its record of safet…
Bomb hits vehicle in Afghan capital, wounds one: police
KABUL (Reuters) – A bomb attached to a vehicle wounded one person in Kabul early on Tuesday, police said, breaking a recent lull in attacks in the Afghan capital.
China to punish senior official for breaking family planning law
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will prosecute a former senior provincial official suspected of crimes such as breaking the strict family planning laws, graft and abuse of power, the government said on Tuesday.
In Rohingya camp, tensions mount over Myanmar plan to revoke ID cards
THAE CHAUNG, Myanmar (Reuters) – Myanmar’s decision to revoke temporary identification cards for minorities is raising tensions among its 1.1 million Rohingya Muslims, who have effectively been disenfranchised just days after parliament approved a law …
North Korea says unworried by ICC threat because it’s not guilty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – North Korea said on Monday it is not worried about a threat to refer the country to the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, because it is not guilty and wants to attend a U.S. meeting on its rights situation t…
Japan to provide $15.5 million in Middle East-Africa counter-terrorism aid
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will provide $15.5 million in aid to support counter-terrorism efforts in the Middle East and Africa, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday, doubling the figure pledged last month.
Defiant Danes march after gunman attacks Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Danes gathered at torch-lit memorials around the country on Monday, commemorating victims of deadly attacks on a synagogue and an event promoting free speech that shocked a nation proud of its record of safet…
Battle rages for town where Ukraine rebels reject ceasefire
VUHLEHIRSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Pro-Russian rebels pounded encircled Ukrainian government forces on Monday and Kiev said it would not pull back heavy guns while a truce was being violated, leaving a European-brokered peace deal on the verge of collapse…
