China will not fill U.S. void in Afghanistan: official
BEIJING (Reuters) – China does not seek to fill a void left in Afghanistan by the withdrawal of U.S. troops but will play a “huge” commercial role in helping rebuild the country, a newly appointed Chinese special envoy said on Monday.
Ex-Libyan rebel commander appeals ruling on British torture case
LONDON (Reuters) – A former Libyan Islamist commander who says he suffered years of torture by Muammar Gaddafi’s henchmen after British and U.S. spies handed him over to Libya appealed on Monday against a ruling blocking legal action against the Britis…
British PM Cameron warns Putin: EU ready to impose tougher Russian sanctions
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron warned Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin on Monday that the European Union was ready to impose tougher sanctions on Russia after separatists downed a Malaysia Airlines plane with the loss of 298 lives….
Italy rescues 1,800 migrants over weekend, five bodies recovered
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s navy said it rescued nearly 1,800 migrants in overcrowded boats in the Mediterranean over the weekend, and a merchant ship recovered five bodies from a sinking rubber raft off the coast of Libya.
Russia may have to face tougher sanctions, UK Deputy PM Clegg says
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia may have to face stronger European Union sanctions after the downing of a Malaysian jet that killed 298 people, British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said on Monday.
Chinese police clash with protesters over cross removal
BEIJING (Reuters) – Police in eastern China clashed in the middle of the night with Christian protesters massed around their church on Monday, but failed to carry out a government order to remove a cross from the building, according to witnesses and on…
Norway, survivors still bear scars of Breivik shootings
KONGSBERG Norway (Reuters) – Laila Gustavsen sometimes wonders whether meeting Anders Behring Breivik face-to-face would help her to understand.
Thai media call on junta to ease restrictions
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai media organizations called on the military government on Monday to ease restrictions after the junta said it would shut down news outlets putting out what it considers critical coverage.
Indonesian leader urges presidential election loser to concede
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s outgoing leader on Monday came within a whisker of telling retired general Prabowo Subianto to admit defeat so that the country’s most bitterly fought leadership contest could be resolved.
China sends spy ship off Hawaii during U.S.-led drills
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China has sent a spy ship to international waters off of Hawaii during a giant U.S.-led naval exercise involving 22 countries, even as Beijing participates in the drills for the first time this year, the U.S. Navy said on Sunday….
