Russian starts military exercises in southern region of Stavropol: RIA news agency
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian defense ministry said on Monday it had launched military exercises in the country’s southern region of Stavropol, the news agency RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday.
Ivory Coast court jails ex-first lady for 20 years over election violence
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – A court in Ivory Coast on Tuesday found former first lady Simone Gbagbo guilty of charges related to her role in a 2011 post-election crisis in which around 3,000 people were killed, sentencing her to 20 years in prison, her lawyer …
Japan ex-PM says Abe risks alienating neighbors if he dilutes apology
TOKYO (Reuters) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe risks further alienating Asian neighbors China and South Korea if he does not stick to the substance of a 1995 apology for wartime aggression, the man who issued the landmark statement two decades ago said on…
Islamic State alternative to Facebook gets bumpy start
DUBAI (Reuters) – Facing a ban from mainstream online social networks Facebook and Twitter, supporters of the Islamic State appear to have launched their own “caliphate book.”
Zambian president discharged from hospital after illness
LUSAKA (Reuters) – Newly elected Zambian president Edgar Lungu has been discharged from the hospital where he had been receiving treatment since he fell ill at the weekend, the presidency said on Tuesday.
Mountain watch groups save lives in flood-prone Pakistan valleys
BAGROT, Pakistan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – For wheat farmer Noor Hussain, it was “no less than a miracle” that the lives of nearly 900 people and hundreds of cattle were saved by evacuating them from Chirah Bala village hours before a glacial lake…
China to raise retirement age as pressure on pension fund rises
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s pension fund will come under tremendous pressure to break even in coming years and as such, the government needs to gradually raise the official retirement age to salvage the finances, a top official said on Tuesday.
Aircraft makers call for ban on lithium battery shipments: AP
(Reuters) – Aircraft manufacturers are seeking a ban on shipment of bulk lithium batteries on passenger planes, calling the threat of fire “an unacceptable risk”, the Associated Press reported, citing an industry paper.
Threat to contaminate New Zealand infant formula: police
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Suspected environmental activists have threatened to contaminate infant formula in New Zealand, the world’s largest dairy exporter, in an attempt to halt use of an agricultural poison on pests such as rats and possums.
New Zealand police reveal threat to contaminate infant formula
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand police said on Tuesday that a threat had been made to contaminate infant formula as a protest against the use of an agricultural pesticide.
