Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew still in intensive care-statement
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s first prime minister and the man widely credited with the city-state’s economic success, Lee Kuan Yew, is still on mechanical ventilation in an intensive care unit in hospital, the prime minister’s office said on Thurs…
‘Stay tuned’ as China readies to publish corruption confessions
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party’s anti-graft watchdog has opened a new front in its campaign against corruption, announcing it will publish confessions by corrupt officials to warn and educate others.
Colombia peace deal should ensure criminals held to account: Annan
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Those responsible for crimes committed during Colombia’s 50-year war must be held accountable as part of a peace deal between the government and Marxist rebels, ex-United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said on Wednesday.
U.S. condemns Islamic State attacks on Christian villages in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday condemned recent attacks by Islamic State militants on Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria, which it said included the burning of homes and churches and abduction of women, children an…
Abused, imprisoned Vietnamese slave away in UK’s cannabis farms
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Criminal defense lawyer Philippa Southwell points to the thick ring binders that line her desk in a small office above a bookie’s and fast food joint in south London.
Protests continue in Venezuela as teen shot by police is buried
SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (Reuters) – Sporadic protests flared in different parts of Venezuela on Wednesday, a day after a policeman shot dead a teenager during a demonstration against President Nicolas Maduro’s government in the volatile city of San Cr…
Syrian Kurds cut IS supply line near Iraq; fears for Christians mount
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – Kurdish militia pressed an offensive against Islamic State in northeast Syria on Wednesday, cutting one of its supply lines from Iraq, as fears mounted for dozens of Christians abducted by the hardline group.
Ukraine heaps on economic pressure as central bank confuses, truce takes hold
KIEV/MAKIYVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine came under greater economic pressure after unexpectedly banning most currency trading and then abruptly reversing course, wreaking havoc on the hryvnia, just as a truce in the east took hold on Wednesday with …
Pakistani man denies al Qaeda ties at U.S. terror trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Pakistani-born man accused by U.S. authorities of participating in an al Qaeda plot to attack targets in Europe and the United States took the stand in his defense Wednesday, denying any affiliation with the militant group.
Exclusive: Sanctioned North Korea shipping firm still active, renamed ships – U.N. panel
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A U.N.-blacklisted North Korean shipping company has renamed most of its vessels in a bid to disguise their origin and continues its illicit shipments in violation of United Nations sanctions, according to a U.N. experts repo…
