U.S. lawyer tells Bali suitcase murder suspects to keep quiet until he arrives
DENPASAR Indonesia (Reuters) – A U.S. attorney advised an American teen and her boyfriend not to make any statements about the death of the woman’s mother whose body was found in a suitcase on the resort island of Bali until he arrives, an Indonesian l…
Syria sees Islamist threat bringing detente with West, but not soon
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria is wagering that Islamic State’s push to reshape the Middle East will eventually force a hostile West to deal with President Bashar al-Assad as the only way to tackle the threat.
Mramor set to return as Slovenian finance minister, new coalition taking shape
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenia’s next ruling party picked former finance minister Dusan Mramor on Thursday to head the finance ministry in a new center-left government that is due to be formed within weeks and aims to steer the euro zone member out of …
Hong Kong democracy stalemate sets stage for possible financial district shutdown
SHENZHEN China (Reuters) – Chinese officials and Hong Kong democrats failed on Thursday to resolve a standoff over political reforms in the freewheeling former British colony, a deadlock that could end up shutting down the city’s financial district nex…
Dozens die in Ukraine in street battles, Donetsk shelling
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Heavy shelling hit residential neighborhoods in Ukraine’s rebel stronghold of Donetsk and government forces fought street battles in other towns on Wednesday as they sought to crush a four-month-old separatist rebellion…
Thai junta leader appointed PM by hand-picked parliament
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha was appointed prime minister on Thursday by a legislature he hand-picked, giving the army chief a veneer of legitimacy even while the military presses on with efforts to silence its c…
Violence, threats, prompt more Muslim women in Britain to wear a veil
LONDON (Reuters) – When youth worker Sumreen Farooq was abused in a London street, the 18-year-old decided it was time to take a stand – and she started to wear a headscarf.
Protesters attack police as two Indian states fight over territory
GUWAHATI India (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters in the far-flung Indian state of Assam defied a curfew and attacked police in a fifth day of unrest over a territorial dispute with a neighboring state.
China tries five cult members for McDonald’s murder
BEIJING (Reuters) – China tried five members of a banned religious group on Thursday for the murder of a woman who was beaten to death at a McDonald’s restaurant after she refused to give them her telephone number when they apparently tried to recruit …
Philippine Muslim rebels take crucial step on path to pact
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ largest Muslim rebel group has taken a crucial step in ending decades of conflict, formally submitting to the president a final proposal for self-rule that both it and the government have agreed on, a presidential ad…
