Ukraine ‘frozen conflict’ could hurt Europe: Foreign Minister Klimkin
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine warned the European Union on Wednesday not to accept pro-Russian rebels carving out a de facto state and said that unlike other “frozen conflicts” in the former Soviet Union it could destabilize all of Europe.
China angered after FBI head says Chinese hacking costs billions
BEIJING (Reuters) – China accused the United States on Thursday of faking facts, after the head of the FBI said that Chinese hacking likely cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars every year.
Thai minister says U.S. ‘more confident’ of military-backed rule
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Deputy Prime Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula said on Thursday that the United States has more confidence in Thailand’s government, four months after the military seized power in a bloodless coup.
Sri Lankan president considers early election, ally says, amid signs of fading popularity
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa could hold a snap election in January, nearly two years before he has to, a close ally said, amid signs his popularity is fading among people who criticise his party for abusing power.
Al Qaeda in Yemen says it executes 14 soldiers
(Reuters) – Al Qaeda in Yemen posted a video online purporting to show the abduction and execution of 14 soldiers the Sunni Muslim militants alleged were Shi’ite Muslim “apostates”.
Japan says South Korea’s indictment of Japanese reporter ‘extremely regrettable’
TOKYO (Reuters) – The indictment of a Japanese journalist in South Korea for defamation of its president was “extremely regrettable”, Japan said on Thursday, but added that the door for dialogue between the two countries’ leaders should stay open.
U.S. drones strike northwest Pakistan two days running
DERA ISMAIL KHAN Pakistan (Reuters) – A U.S. drone struck a vehicle carrying suspected militants in Pakistan’s volatile northwest on Thursday, intelligence and official sources said, a day after a U.S. drone killed two suspected militants in the same a…
Thousands march in Mexico to demand action over massacre
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Thousands marched through the Mexican capital on Wednesday to demand the government find out what happened to dozens of missing students, who are feared to have been massacred by gang members and police.
Former party boss of China’s Guangzhou accused of extortion
BEIJING (Reuters) – The former Chinese Communist Party boss of the southern city of Guangzhou has been expelled from the party after being accused of extortion, bribery and “visiting private clubs”, state media said on Thursday, the latest official to …
Indonesia resumes search for survivors of Bali boat sinking
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian search and rescue teams on Thursday resumed efforts to find 24 passengers missing after their vessel sank near the resort island of Bali, killing at least 17.
