In Ukraine’s east, Soviet-style economy withers under onslaught
DONETSK/KIEV (Reuters) – After pro-Russian rebels took 720 kg of explosives, 360 detonators and almost 1 km of wiring, the Skochinskiy coal mine, an ageing stalwart of the economy in Ukraine’s Donbass region, was put out of action.
Islamist militants kill 18 civilians in Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) – Islamist militants in the Philippines killed 18 people on Monday in revenge for their clan’s support of government efforts to bring stability to the resource-rich region and the military warned of more bloodshed.
Australian police to renew bid to access Ukraine crash site
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A joint Australian-Dutch probe team will renew efforts on Monday to gain access to the crash site of a Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine, Australian Federal Police said, after fierce fighting kept them away the previous day.
Cambodia opposition leader Sam Rainsy endorsed by parliament, ends year-long stalemate
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s parliament endorsed opposition leader Sam Rainsy as a lawmaker on Monday as part of a deal with long-term rival Prime Minister Hun Sen that both leaders hailed as an end to a year-long political crisis.
China says may have citizens fighting in Iraq
BEIJING (Reuters) – Muslim extremists from China’s far western region of Xinjiang have gone to the Middle East for training and some may have crossed into Iraq to participate in the upsurge of violence there, China’s special envoy for the Middle East s…
Kerry to woo Modi’s India, but quick progress unlikely
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visits India this week as Washington tries to revitalize ties it sees as a counterbalance to China’s rising power, but rapid progress is unlikely, despite the reformist reputation of India’s new…
Satellites and seafood: China keeps fishing fleet connected in disputed waters
TANMEN China (Reuters) – On China’s southern Hainan island, a fishing boat captain shows a Reuters reporter around his aging vessel. He has one high-tech piece of kit, however: a satellite navigation system that gives him a direct link to the Chinese c…
Aruba frees Venezuela ex-general sought by U.S. over drugs
CARACAS (Reuters) – A former Venezuelan military intelligence head detained on the Caribbean island of Aruba over U.S accusations of drug-trafficking was released and flew home on Sunday.
Young Canadian reunites Haitian ‘orphans’ with parents
MIAMI (Reuters) – Morgan Wienberg, a slight 22-year-old from Canada, was only 18 when she joined the wave of volunteers who flew to Haiti to help out after the catastrophic earthquake in 2010.
Liberia shuts border crossings, restricts gatherings to curb Ebola spreading
MONROVIA (Reuters) – The Liberian government on Sunday closed most of the West African nation’s border crossings and introduced stringent health measures to curb the spread of the deadly Ebola virus that has killed at least 660 people across the region…
