China’s Xi urges faster development of new weapons systems
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged faster development of advanced new military equipment to help build a strong army, state media reported, as the country steps up an ambitious modernization plan that has rattled nerves across t…
Greenland’s top party shuns opposition, forms coalition
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Greenland’s top political party, which narrowly won a parliamentary election last Friday, has formed a coalition government with two junior parties shunning the main opposition with whom it had talks about sharing power.
Swedish PM sees chance of broad cooperation after March vote
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said on Thursday he expected the country’s mainstream parties to be able to cooperate to exclude the far right after a snap election in March if no bloc wins a majority.
Communist comeback fears hang over German state vote
BERLIN (Reuters) – The Cold War has flared up again in Germany ahead of a tight and unpredictable state assembly vote on Friday in the eastern state of Thuringia, where the reform communist Left party is yearning to take control of a regional governmen…
German accused of fighting for Islamic State to be sentenced
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Judges will give their verdict on Friday and sentence a 20-year-old German accused of fighting for Islamic State in Syria in the first case of its kind in Germany, where dozens of suspected home-grown jihadis are awaiting trial.
Russian arms dealer’s accused associate gets five years in U.S. prison
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S.-Syrian citizen was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday for conspiring with Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to buy aircraft in violation of sanctions imposed on them by the U.S. government.
Who can help reduce the high cost of violence against women?
WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The huge negative impact of violence against women and girls on the global economy gives international financial institutions a unique role to play in ending it, a new guide on the issue said.
Sudan says no rapes in Darfur village, U.N. wants further inquiry
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Thursday its inquiry into mass rape allegations in Sudan’s Darfur region was inconclusive and needed further investigation as Sudan questioned the competence of the peacekeepers and told the U.N. Se…
Brazil’s Levy aims for fiscal credibility with new estimates
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The Brazilian government aims to bolster its fiscal credibility using more moderate economic growth estimates to set future savings goals, a government official briefed on the decision told Reuters on Thursday.
Australia reintroduces controversial temporary asylum visas
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s conservative government on Friday reintroduced controversial temporary visas that will free thousands of would-be refugees languishing in detention centers to live in the community – but they may face deportation at the e…
