American in North Korea denounces U.S., seeks Venezuela asylum: media
SEOUL (Reuters) – A U.S. citizen who illegally entered North Korea delivered a lengthy denunciation of U.S. domestic and foreign policy on Sunday and said he was seeking political asylum in Venezuela, the North’s official media said.
Romanian technocrat ministers lose posts in reshuffle
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s finance and energy ministers lost their posts in a reshuffle on Sunday, expected to strengthen the governing center coalition’s hold on power by giving it another political ally in the cabinet.
Commercial aviation’s tragic centenary year highlights new threats
GENEVA (Reuters) – Airlines need co-operation from governments to address security threats raised by aviation disasters this year, but would like to see a quicker relaxation of economic controls, Tony Tyler, head of the International Air Transport Asso…
Italian PM Renzi calls on factious party to unite for reforms
ROME (Reuters) – Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi called on his ruling party on Sunday to unite behind measures he has pledged to breathe life into the euro zone’s third-biggest economy after years in or near recession.
Abe’s coalition secures big Japan election win with record low turnout
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s coalition cruised to a big election win on Sunday, ensuring he will stick to reflationary economic policies and a muscular security stance, but record low turnout pointed to broad dissatisfaction w…
Hamas holds Gaza military parade, vows Israel’s destruction
GAZA (Reuters) – Vowing to destroy Israel, Hamas paraded some 2,000 of its armed fighters and truck-mounted rockets through Gaza on Sunday, marking its 27th anniversary with its biggest show of force since the end of the Gaza war this summer.
Sweden says Russian military jet in near collision with passenger plane
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A Russian military jet nearly collided with a commercial passenger airplane in international airspace near southern Sweden on Friday, Swedish authorities said, but Russia insisted its jet had kept at a safe distance.
UK coalition partner accuses Cameron of ‘devastating’ spending cuts
LONDON (Reuters) – The junior partner in Britain’s two-party coalition government, the Liberal Democrats, on Sunday accused Prime Minister David Cameron of planning “devastating” spending cuts, their latest attempt to differentiate themselves before ne…
Venezuela’s Maduro says ‘no rush’ to hike world’s cheapest gasoline
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro said there was “no rush” to hike the world’s cheapest gasoline prices, suggesting the increasingly unpopular president has shied away from implementing the risky domestic reform in the near future amid an …
EU’s Russia debate a challenge for top diplomat Mogherini
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Italy’s Federica Mogherini pledged as European Union foreign policy chief that the EU would play a stronger role in tackling world crises. Her resolve is about to be tested as the bloc debates whether it is time to mend its relatio…
