Thailand says no policy to ‘sweep and clean’ illegal migrants
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s junta denied on Monday that they were pursuing a “sweep and clean” policy of driving illegal foreign workers out of the country, despite mass departures by fearful Cambodians since the military took power last month.
Russia’s Gazprom says Ukraine fails to pay debt by deadline
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Gazprom GAZP.MM said on Monday Ukraine had failed to pay at least part of its gas debts by a 0600 GMT deadline and would now have to pay up front for deliveries.
Sri Lankan minister briefly trapped by ethnic clashes
COLOMBO (Reuters) – A Sri Lankan government minister had to be rescued by police on Sunday after being trapped by ethnic violence between Buddhists and Muslims, officials and residents said.
Colombia’s Santos wins re-election, to push on with peace talks
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won a second term on Sunday with an election victory that allows him to continue peace talks with Marxist guerrillas to end a half-century war. Santos beat right-wing challenger Oscar Ivan Zulua…
Four hurt in knife attack in restive western China
BEIJING (Reuters) – Knife-wielding attackers in western China injured four people in a crowded chess hall, state television reported on Monday, as the country grapples with a wave of unrest in the region.
Advancing Iraq rebels seize northwest town in heavy battle
MOSUL/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Sunni insurgents seized a mainly ethnic Turkmen city in northwestern Iraq on Sunday after heavy fighting, solidifying their grip on the north after a lightning offensive that threatens to dismember Iraq.
Rio police stop protesters from reaching World Cup arena
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Police blocked a small group of anti-World Cup protesters who were trying to reach the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, before Argentina played Bosnia in the city’s first game of the tournament.
Colombia’s Santos wins re-election, to continue peace talks
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won a second term on Sunday with an election victory that allows him to continue peace talks with Marxist guerrillas to end a half-century war.
Israel says Hamas militants behind abduction of three teens
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said on Sunday that Hamas militants had abducted three Israeli teenagers in the occupied West Bank, warning of “serious consequences” as it pressed on with a search and detained dozens of Palestinians.
Fewer bombs, but nuclear states ‘determined’ to keep arsenals: SIPRI
VIENNA (Reuters) – Nuclear-armed states are modernizing their arsenals and appear determined to keep sizable numbers of such weapons of mass destruction for the foreseeable future, the SIPRI think-tank said in its annual report on Monday.
