In Greek dairy war, milkmen cut out the middlemen
LARISSA Greece (Reuters) – Grassroots movements to cut out middlemen have been on the increase since Greece’s debt crisis exposed the country’s Achilles heel – a bureaucratic system which stifles innovation and encourages corruption.
Japan’s security fears grow as neighbours build up arms
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan finds itself surrounded by a worsening security environment as North Korea pushes forward with missile development and China and Russia step up military activity in the region, Japan’s Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.
Amnesty video seems to show Nigeria troops slitting Boko Haram suspects’ throats
LAGOS (Reuters) – Footage obtained by human rights group Amnesty International and released on Tuesday appears to show Nigerian soldiers slitting the throats of Boko Haram suspects and dumping their bodies in a mass grave.
Libya’s new parliament calls for unity as rival militias clash
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s new parliament appealed for national unity at its first formal session on Monday as rival armed factions battled for dominance of a country struggling to hold itself together three years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi.
Iraqi PM orders air force to help Kurds fight Islamic State
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered his air force for the first time to back Kurdish forces against Islamic State fighters after the Sunni militants made another dramatic push through the north, state television reported on…
Amnesty condemns arrest of another human rights activist in Azerbaijan
BAKU (Reuters) – Amnesty International said on Monday it considered Rasul Jafarov, a prominent human rights activist in Azerbaijan, who had been arrested last week, a prisoner of conscience.
Libya’s new parliament calls for unity as rival militias clash
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s new parliament appealed for national unity at its first formal session on Monday as rival armed factions battled for dominance of a country struggling to hold itself together three years after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi.
Scotland’s pro-independence camp betting on TV debate to win votes
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Supporters of Scottish independence are hoping leader Alex Salmond’s performance in a U.S.-style television debate on Tuesday can boost their campaign, which is lagging in opinion polls.
Lebanese army advances in border battle with Islamists
OUTSKIRTS OF ARSAL Lebanon (Reuters) – The Lebanese army advanced on Monday into a border town attacked by Islamists at the weekend in the most serious spillover of the three-year-old Syrian civil war into Lebanon, and the Beirut government said the de…
U.S. to press South China Sea freeze despite China rejection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, at a meeting with Southeast Asian nations this weekend, will press for a voluntary freeze on actions aggravating territorial disputes in the South China Sea, in spite of Beijing’s rejection of …
