Pro-Beijing activists scuffle with Hong Kong democracy supporters
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Masked pro-Beijiing activists scuffled with Hong Kong democracy protesters on Tuesday with one demonstrator taken to hospital as tensions grow ahead of a mass protest to push China to allow full democracy in the former British col…
Pakistani Taliban claim responsibility for Navy dockyard attack
DERA ISMAIL KHAN Pakistan (Reuters) – The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility on Tuesday for an attack last week on a naval dockyard in the country’s south, in which at least one official was killed.
China says Turkey will decide in its ‘own interests’ on missile system
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Tuesday that Turkey would decide in its “own interests” after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said the country was in talks with France on buying a missile defense system following disagreements with Beijing.
Four Ukraine servicemen killed, 29 injured so far during ceasefire: Interfax
KIEV (Reuters) – Four Ukrainian servicemen have been killed since the start of a ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian separatists last Friday, Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday, quoting a defense ministry official.
Rehabilitation of WW1 veterans rekindles old conflicts in Ireland
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Defaced and deserted for decades, Dublin’s World War One memorial garden now marks the rehabilitation of at least 200,000 Irishmen who fought for Britain a century ago – a transformation that angers some.
Five accused of trying to build a bomb in UAE: papers
DUBAI (Reuters) – Four citizens of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and one from the Comoros have gone on trial charged with trying to build a bomb in the Gulf Arab state, newspapers reported on Tuesday.
Ukraine president visits frontline city amid ‘shaky’ ceasefire
MARIUPOL/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko visited the eastern port of Mariupol on Monday and promised to deal a “crushing defeat” to pro-Russian rebels massed on the edge of town if they tried to advance in violation of …
Dreams on hold, Brazil’s ‘new middle class’ turns on Rousseff
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The streets of Jardim São Luis, a poor and violent neighborhood near the edge of São Paulo, have not been this quiet in years. And that is exactly why Valeria Rocha is so worried.
U.N. Security Council plans to suppress foreign extremist fighters
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council plans to demand countries “prevent and suppress” the recruitment and travel of foreign fighters to join extremist militant groups like Islamic State by ensuring it is considered a serious criminal of…
Bomb blast in Chile wounds 10; government blames ‘terrorists’
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A bomb exploded next to an underground train station in the Chilean capital of Santiago on Monday afternoon, wounding at least 10 people, and the government said it bore the signs of “a terrorist” act.
