Russian sailors arrive in France for amphibious assault ship training
SAINT-NAZAIRE France (Reuters) – About four hundred Russian sailors arrived in western France on Monday for training on Mistral amphibious assault ships before the first of two is delivered to Moscow by the end of the year.
China charges four in Kunming station attack
BEIJING (Reuters) – China charged four people for a deadly attack at a train station in the southwestern city of Kunming in March, state media said on Monday, a case that prompted a nation-wide crackdown on what officials have called an upsurge in mili…
Hong Kong poll backs free vote for leader in contrast to China’s plans
HONG KONG (Reuters) – An unofficial referendum on democracy in Hong Kong has found that 91 percent of voters want the public to be able to nominate candidates for the Chinese territory’s leader, organizers said on Monday, a plan of action ruled out by …
At least two killed in Somali market bomb blast: government official
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – At least two people were killed and seven wounded when a bomb ripped through a busy market in the Somali capital on Monday, a government official said.
Israel’s top court says mother need not have son circumcised
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s Supreme Court has overturned a ruling by a court of rabbis that would have forced a mother to have her son circumcised under the terms her divorce.
Iraqi army presses Tikrit assault as lawmakers scramble to fill posts
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s army sent tanks and armored vehicles to try to dislodge insurgents from the northern city of Tikrit on Sunday, the second day of a pushback against a Sunni militant takeover of large stretches of Iraq.
Modi pitches India’s frugal space prowess at rocket launch
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Newly elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a pitch for India to be the world’s low-cost space technology supplier, minutes after witnessing the launch of a rocket carrying five satellites from France, Singapore, Germany and C…
Philippines senator Estrada refuses to enter plea in plunder case
MANILA (Reuters) – A Philippine lawmaker, the son of a former president ousted in 2001 on corruption charges, refused to enter a plea on Monday on charges he plundered $4.2 million from his congressional fund, saying the charges were politically motiva…
China supreme court appoints top environmental judge
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s supreme court has appointed a senior judge to handle environmental cases as the environmentally challenged country bids to get tough on polluters and improve the way its laws are enforced, an official newspaper said on Monda…
Japan says North Korea missile launch violates U.N. resolution
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s top government spokesman said on Monday North Korea’s missile launch the previous day violated a United Nations resolution and that Tokyo would respond in cooperation with other nations, such as the United States and South Kor…
