Court extends house arrest of Russian tycoon Yevtushenkov
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court extended the house arrest of billionaire Vladimir Yevtushenkov on Friday just weeks after his shares in an oil company were seized, pressing a case some investors say signals a return to state intervention in business…
Russia may claim damages if France doesn’t deliver Mistral warship: news agency
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia may demand monetary compensation unless France delivers the first of two Mistral helicopter carriers by the end of November, state news agency RIA quoted an unnamed source as saying on Friday.
Hong Kong student protesters plan Beijing visit, but may not be allowed in
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Three Hong Kong student leaders plan to take their fight for greater democracy to Beijing on Saturday as frustration grows over the city government’s inability to negotiate on electoral reforms in the former British colony.
North Korea’s Kim to send special envoy to Russia
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is to send a personal envoy to Russia, state media said on Friday, the latest in a series of diplomatic moves by the isolated country as it fends off accusations of crimes against humanity.
Land-grab calls expose South Africa’s broken promises
NELLMAPIUS South Africa (Reuters) – To the squatters marking it up this week with sticks, rocks and strips of plastic, ‘Malema Valley’ is a little slice of South Africa they want to call home.
China identifies ‘dozens’ of Uighurs in Thailand: report
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese officials in Thailand have identified “dozens” of Uighurs from the Chinese region of Xinjiang who were rescued by Thai police from a human-smuggling camp and those confirmed from China will be sent home, a Chinese newspaper …
With new team in place, India’s Modi tightens grip on power
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Anil Swarup is just the kind of man Prime Minister Narendra Modi is relying on to fix India – a high-flying civil servant with a taste for complex policy and swift decisions.
Bomb wounds three Lebanese soldiers near Syria border: sources
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A bomb exploded in the Lebanese mountains close to the Syrian border on Friday, wounding three Lebanese soldiers, security sources said, the latest attack on the army in an area that has been targeted by insurgent groups from Syria.
Britain to introduce tough new foreign fighter laws
CANBERRA (Reuters) – British nationals who become foreign fighters abroad could be prevented from returning home under tough new laws to deal with jihadists fighting in conflicts like Iraq and Syria, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday….
Iraq needs 80,000 good troops to retake lost territory: U.S. general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iraq will need about 80,000 effective military troops to retake the terrain it lost to Islamic State militants and restore its border with Syria, the top U.S. general said on Thursday.
