China says can build what it wants on South China Sea isles
BEIJING (Reuters) – China can build whatever it wants on its islands in the South China Sea, a senior Chinese official said on Monday, rejecting proposals ahead of a key regional meeting to freeze any activity that may raise tensions in disputed waters…
Kiev says it recaptures rail hub in east Ukraine, five soldiers killed
KIEV (Reuters) – Five government soldiers were killed and 15 wounded over the last 24 hours in fighting in eastern Ukraine where Kiev forces recaptured an important railway hub from pro-Russian rebels, a security official in Kiev said on Monday.
Indonesian president-elect unveils high-powered transition team
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s president-elect Joko Widodo on Monday announced a high-powered advisory team to handle his transition to power as he prepares to take over the top job in the world’s third-largest democracy later this year.
Bomb kills religious leader and guards in northwest Pakistan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN Pakistan (Reuters) – A bomb killed a Pakistani religious leader and two of his guards as they traveled to a celebration at a northwestern shrine on Monday, police said, as officers prepared for a militant backlash over a continuing mil…
Special Report : The doubt at the heart of Iraq’s Sunni ‘revolution’
ARBIL Iraq (Reuters) – Sheikh Ali Hatem Suleiman, one of the leaders of the Sunni revolt against the Shi’ite-led government of Iraq, sat cross-legged on a couch last month, lit another Marlboro Red, and discussed the struggle with visitors from his hom…
Jobs, education, security top list for Africans, ONE poll shows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Africans see jobs, education and security as their biggest areas of concern, according to a poll on Monday conducted by ONE, the anti-poverty campaign co-founded by rockers Bono and Bob Geldof.
Fire at Petrochina’s Lanzhou refinery after leak
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Firemen are fighting a blaze at PetroChina’s subsidiary refinery and petrochemical plant in northwest China, company officials said on Monday.
Refugee conventions a tool for ‘death voyages’: Australian minister
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The U.N. refugee conventions have become a tool to facilitate people-smuggling “death voyages”, Australia’s immigration minister said on Monday, amid mounting criticism of the country’s hardline asylum seeker policies.
U.S. reconnaissance plane crosses into Sweden to avoid Russians – NY Times
(Reuters) – A U.S. reconnaissance plane crossed into Swedish airspace last month as it sought to avoid being intercepted by Russian fighters, the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing U.S. military officials.
Japan, China seek to hold summit at APEC in November: media
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and China are trying to arrange two-way talks between their leaders at a summit of APEC leaders in November in Beijing, in a bid to mend ties strained over a territorial spat and wartime history, the Nikkei business daily said o…
