U.S. ‘troubled’ that Crimean leader in India with Putin
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The leader of Crimea, the former Ukrainian territory annexed by Russia, visited India on Thursday as a member of President Vladimir Putin’s annual summit delegation, and the United States said it found the reports troubling.
Italy, Turkey to service F-35 jet, engine in Europe: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon has chosen Italy and Turkey to provide initial heavy maintenance of Lockheed Martin Corp’s new F-35 fighter jet and its engine in Europe starting in 2018, a move that will result in significant orders for companies t…
Obama says to keep pressing China on currency, intellectual property
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will continue to press China on its currency, protection of intellectual property and state-owned businesses, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday ahead of bilateral trade talks next week.
Venezuela raises death toll from prison drug overdose to 48
CARACAS (Reuters) – The death toll following a mass drug overdose incident in a Venezuelan jail last month has jumped to 48 from 13, the government said on Thursday.
Iran’s parliament moves to tax bodies overseen by supreme leader
(Reuters) – Iran’s parliament has passed a resolution to tax organizations overseen by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the armed forces, an unusual move by the legislature into areas dominated by the most powerful figures in the country.
Large crowds turn out for Palestinian minister’s funeral
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Thousands of mourners turned out on Thursday for a Palestinian state funeral for a minister who died after being grabbed by the neck by an Israeli policeman at a West Bank protest, an incident that has raised tensions wi…
Mauritius voters hand opposition victory, reject constitution change
PORT LOUIS (Reuters) – Mauritius voters rejected plans to grant more powers to the president by handing an election victory to a coalition that opposed changing the constitution, electoral officials said on Thursday.
Canada’s top court rules cellphone searches legal, with caveats
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that police may search a suspect’s cellphone without a warrant under specific conditions that safeguard the broader constitutional right to privacy.
Alleged Brazil serial killer confesses to 42 murders in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A man arrested by police in Rio de Janeiro on suspicion of murder has confessed to killing 42 people over the past decade, making him potentially one of the country’s most prolific serial killers.
Pro-Russian rebels say withdrawing artillery in east Ukraine: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists have started pulling back artillery from positions in the southern part of their Donetsk separatist region in east Ukraine, Russian news agency Interfax quoted a separatist leader as saying on Thursday.
