Ahead of Xi trip, China says not seeking to contain India
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is not seeking to contain India by military or other means, a senior diplomat said on Tuesday, ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping next week to a country with which Beijing has a history of uneasy ties and mutual …
Egypt court sentences Brotherhood leader, cleric to 20 years in jail
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court sentenced a leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and an Islamist cleric to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for attempting to kill two policemen, part of a government crackdown that has severely weakened the group….
Pro-Beijing activists scuffle with Hong Kong democracy supporters
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Masked pro-Beijiing activists scuffled with Hong Kong democracy protesters on Tuesday with one demonstrator taken to hospital as tensions grow ahead of a mass protest to push China to allow full democracy in the former British col…
Pakistani Taliban claim responsibility for Navy dockyard attack
DERA ISMAIL KHAN Pakistan (Reuters) – The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility on Tuesday for an attack last week on a naval dockyard in the country’s south, in which at least one official was killed.
China says Turkey will decide in its ‘own interests’ on missile system
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Tuesday that Turkey would decide in its “own interests” after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said the country was in talks with France on buying a missile defense system following disagreements with Beijing.
Four Ukraine servicemen killed, 29 injured so far during ceasefire: Interfax
KIEV (Reuters) – Four Ukrainian servicemen have been killed since the start of a ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian separatists last Friday, Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday, quoting a defense ministry official.
Rehabilitation of WW1 veterans rekindles old conflicts in Ireland
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Defaced and deserted for decades, Dublin’s World War One memorial garden now marks the rehabilitation of at least 200,000 Irishmen who fought for Britain a century ago – a transformation that angers some.
Five accused of trying to build a bomb in UAE: papers
DUBAI (Reuters) – Four citizens of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and one from the Comoros have gone on trial charged with trying to build a bomb in the Gulf Arab state, newspapers reported on Tuesday.
Ukraine president visits frontline city amid ‘shaky’ ceasefire
MARIUPOL/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko visited the eastern port of Mariupol on Monday and promised to deal a “crushing defeat” to pro-Russian rebels massed on the edge of town if they tried to advance in violation of …
Dreams on hold, Brazil’s ‘new middle class’ turns on Rousseff
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The streets of Jardim São Luis, a poor and violent neighborhood near the edge of São Paulo, have not been this quiet in years. And that is exactly why Valeria Rocha is so worried.
