Prince William to make first UK royal visit to China in 30 years
LONDON (Reuters) – Prince William will go to China early next year in the first visit to the mainland by a member of the British royal family in almost three decades, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday.
Hong Kong student leaders banned from Mong Kok protest site
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Two Hong Kong student leaders were banned from a large area in Mong Kok as a condition of bail on Thursday after they were arrested during scuffles as police cleared one of the largest protest sites that have choked the city for w…
Ten dead in disputed Kashmir’s worst militant attack in more than a year
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Gunmen wearing army uniforms on Thursday attacked an Indian army base near the border with Pakistan, leaving ten people dead in the worst militant violence in the disputed state of Kashmir in more than a year.
Rajoy denies Spain is corrupt after minister resigns in graft case
MADRID (Reuters) – Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy appealed to Spaniards on Thursday not to regard their politicians as corrupt, after a minister became the first government casualty in a series of cases of alleged graft.
Portugal’s detained ex-PM Socrates rejects ‘absurd’ corruption charges
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s former prime minister Jose Socrates, arrested last week on corruption and tax fraud charges, was quoted on Thursday as saying the accusations against him were groundless and that his detention amounted to “gratuitous humil…
Thai government delays draft rubber law amid farmers’ discontent
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s government postponed debate on a draft rubber law on Thursday after coming under pressure from rubber farmers’ groups to scrap the law, the deputy agriculture minister said.
Greece tows migrant-packed ship to safety off Crete
ATHENS (Reuters) – A Greek frigate has towed a disabled cargo ship packed with 700 migrants to safety just off the island of Crete on Thursday, in one of the biggest sea rescues mounted by the Mediterranean nation, coastguard officials said.
Net migration to Britain surges in blow to PM Cameron before election
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron suffered a blow to his re-election campaign on Thursday after his pledge to cut migration to the tens of thousands was undercut by new data showing a net 260,000 people moved to Britain in the year to Jun…
Aim of sanctions not to bash Russian economy: German foreign minister
BERLIN (Reuters) – The goal of sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis must not be to wear down Russia economically, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Thursday.
UK strikes deal to grant Scotland more powers to counter separatists
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s main political parties struck what they said was a historic deal to grant Scotland tax-raising powers and greater autonomy to try to satisfy disappointed separatists who lost an independence vote two months ago.
