Quake of magnitude 6.1 strikes off coast of Vanuatu: USGS
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck 19 miles (30 km) east-northeast of Port Vila, capital of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the United States Geological Survey said on Tuesday.
Jonathan’s PR offensive backfires in Nigeria and abroad
LAGOS (Reuters) – Facing censure at home and overseas for a perceived failure to protect civilians from violent Islamists, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has launched an international media offensive to try to turn the tide of public opinion in h…
India asks UN team on Kashmir to leave Delhi premises
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has asked a United Nations military observer group on Kashmir to vacate a government-provided bungalow in New Delhi, in a toughening stance against a mission that Indians have long opposed.
Central African Republic fighters attack church sheltering civilians
BANGUI (Reuters) – Rebel fighters and armed Muslim civilians killed “many” people in an attack on a church compound in the Central African Republic on Monday where thousands of civilians had taken refuge, Catholic Church officials said.
U.N. tribunal rules for Bangladesh in sea border dispute with India
DHAKA (Reuters) – A U.N. tribunal has awarded Bangladesh nearly four-fifths of an area sprawling over 25,000 sq km (9,700 sq miles) in the Bay of Bengal, ending a dispute over a sea border with India that has ruffled ties between the neighbours for mor…
Thai junta to hold largest ‘happiness fair’ in latest PR push
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s military government said on Tuesday it would hold its largest festival yet in the Thai capital, part of a propaganda campaign aimed at national reconciliation after the junta’s May coup.
Germany increases airport security after U.S. warns of bombs
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has tightened security at its airports after U.S. authorities said they were concerned that al Qaeda operatives in Syria and Yemen were developing bombs that could be smuggled onto planes.
Moscow accuses United States of ‘kidnapping’ Russian hacker
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia accused the United States on Tuesday of violating a bilateral treaty and “kidnapping” a Russian accused of hacking into U.S. retailers’ computer systems to steal credit card data.
In al Qaeda camp, notes on an Islamic caliphate
AL-MAHFAD, Yemen, (Reuters) – At first glance, the neat handwriting in blue ink could be from a school notebook.
Australia ruling could leave Sri Lankan asylum seekers at sea
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The fate of a boatload of Tamil asylum seekers could be undecided for weeks as Australia’s High Court considers a legal challenge to Australia’s attempts to hand them over to Sri Lanka.
