Lebanon’s politics paralyzed by regional conflict
BEIRUT (Reuters) – With Lebanon’s most powerful political parties funded and often directed by regional powers, the country has for decades been affected by events in the Middle East.
Twelve Turkish nationalists released after attack on U.S. sailors
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Twelve Turkish nationalists detained after an attack on U.S. sailors in Istanbul were released on Thursday but could still face charges for causing insult and injury, local media reports said.
U.N. nuclear agency corrects data on Iran’s uranium stockpile
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. atomic agency has corrected data to lower its estimate of the size of Iran’s uranium stockpile, a figure watched ahead of this month’s deadline for Tehran and six world powers to settle a dispute over Iran’s nuclear program….
Five Egyptian security personnel killed in Sinai gun attacks
CAIRO (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen killed at least five Egyptian soldiers and policemen on Thursday in two separate gun attacks in northern Sinai, an area under emergency rule due to militant violence, security and medical sources said.
Syria rebels in south emerge as West’s last hope as moderates crushed elsewhere
BEIRUT (Reuters) – With moderate rebels facing defeat by al Qaeda in Syria’s north, groups holding a corner of the south are seeking a higher profile and more help, as the last Western-backed forces holding out against both President Bashar al-Assad an…
Ousted Thai PM’s rice scheme lost $15.8 billion, say Finance Ministry
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A rice-subsidy scheme introduced by Thailand’s ousted former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra lost 518 billion baht ($15.8 billion, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday.
China CNOOC executive under probe for suspected graft: prosecutor
BEIJING (Reuters) – A senior official of China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) is under investigation suspected of having received bribes, China’s top prosecutor said on Thursday, the first executive from the offshore oil and gas firm embroiled b…
Russian Supreme Court delays hearing on rights group’s closure
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to delay a hearing on the closure of rights group Memorial, Interfax reported, a small victory for a group that has made its name criticizing Kremlin’s rights abuses since the fall of the Sov…
Indonesia to create new coastguard, boost defense spending
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia will launch a new coastguard next month to crack down on piracy and smuggling which can disrupt commerce in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, the chief security minister told Reuters on Thursday.
Protesters over missing students in Mexico burn state assembly
CHILPANCINGO Mexico (Reuters) – Demonstrators set fire to the local legislature building on Wednesday in the capital of the southwestern state of Guerrero in protests over the apparent massacre of 43 students by corrupt police and thugs from drug gangs…
