China ‘has the power’ to introduce tough security laws in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Former Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa said on Tuesday tough Chinese national security laws could be introduced in Hong Kong, stoking fears China may tighten control in its southern financial hub after last year’s pro-democracy str…
Egypt’s Sisi says respects right to protest but warns of harm to economy
CAIRO (Reuters) – President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Tuesday people in Egypt have the right to demonstrate but cautioned that protesting now could cause more harm to the country’s battered economy.
Spanish ruling party’s ex-treasurer granted bail in fraud probe
MADRID (Reuters) – The former treasurer of Spain’s ruling People’s Party (PP), in jail awaiting trial on charges of money-laundering and other crimes, has been granted provisional liberty with a bail of 200,000 euros ($231,820), a High Court spokeswoma…
Chinese advisory body set to expel former senior aide to Hu Jintao
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top parliamentary advisory body is set to expel a one-time senior aide to former president Hu Jintao, state media reported on Tuesday, after the ruling Communist Party announced he was being investigated for corruption.
Syrian refugees at snowed-in camp long for ceasefire
BAR ELIAS, Lebanon (Reuters) – When a deadly snow storm hit Lebanon last week, Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley sheltered in tents made from plastic sheeting and shivered through the night.
U.N. worker kidnapped in Central African Republic: mission
BANGUI (Reuters) – Armed men kidnapped a woman working for the U.N. peacekeeping mission MINUSCA in Central African Republic’s capital Bangui on Tuesday, the mission told Reuters.
Ukrainian nationalists hurt in grenade attack, stokes anti-Russian feeling
KIEV (Reuters) – Six people were treated in hospital for injuries on Tuesday after what police said was a grenade attack on a group of Ukrainian nationalists in the eastern city of Kharkiv which several officials blamed on pro-Russian forces.
Kremlin says Kiev’s actions damage prospects for Ukraine summit: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Tuesday increased military activity by Ukrainian government forces had undermined hopes of arranging a four-way summit on the conflict in east Ukraine, Russia’s RIA news agency reported.
Blast at Indian chemical factory kills 1, injures 4
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – One person died and four others injured at a chemical factory in the western Indian state of Gujarat after a blast caused by a short circuit, police said on Tuesday.
Special Report: For Islamic State, wheat season sows seeds of discontent
ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – As the season for wheat planting in Iraq wound down early last month, farmers in areas under the control of Sunni militant group Islamic State grew worried.
