Russia expects progress in Iran nuclear talks next week
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Iran and six world powers could agree parts of a text of an agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program when they meet for a new round of negotiations in Vienna next week, Russia’s chief negotiator said in comments published on Tuesday.
Two explosions rock southern Thai tourist town, five wounded
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Two bombs exploded minutes apart in the southern Thai city of Hat Yai on Tuesday, wounding five people, and police said they suspected Muslim rebels were responsible.
China detains rights lawyer ahead of 25th anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Tuesday detained a prominent human rights lawyer on a charge of “causing a disturbance”, two lawyers said, after he attended a weekend meeting that urged a probe of the bloody suppression of pro-democracy protests in Tianan…
India top court rejects Sahara chief bid to be released from jail
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal to release Sahara conglomerate Chairman Subrata Roy, who has been in jail for two months over his group’s alleged failure to refund investors in an outlawed bonds scheme.
Bomb in Syria’s Idlib kills 30 government fighters: monitoring group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – About 30 Syrian government fighters were killed when rebels set off a bomb in a tunnel beneath a checkpoint in a northwestern province, activists said on Tuesday.
Adams detention and release aggravate both sides of Northern Irish divide
BELFAST (Reuters) – The arrest of Irish nationalist leader Gerry Adams by police investigating a 1972 murder and his subsequent release have aggravated both the Catholic and Protestant communities in Northern Ireland, just as the divisive “marching sea…
Yemeni authorities were warned ahead of AQAP prison raid: documents
SANAA/DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemeni prison and interior ministry authorities had information as early as two months beforehand that al Qaeda militants were planning a prison break in the capital’s main prison, documents seen by Reuters showed.
Chinese citizen kidnapped in Malaysia’s Borneo
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese citizen working for a fishing company has been kidnapped on the Malaysian island of Borneo and China has urged his speedy rescue, state media said on Tuesday.
U.S.: Russian planes flew near California, Guam, in upped activity
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of U.S. air forces in the Pacific said on Monday that Russia’s intervention in Ukraine had been accompanied by a significant increase in Russian air activity in the Asia-Pacific region in a show of strength and to gather…
India’s supreme court orders Sahara chief to remain in jail
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the chief of Sahara conglomerate to remain in jail over his company’s failure to refund investors in an outlawed bonds scheme.
