Ukraine threatens to retake territory from defiant rebels
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian government forces on Wednesday warned separatists in the eastern town of Donetsk that a plan was now in place to take back the territory they occupy, but defiant rebels reported a steady flow of new recruits w…
North Korean nuclear and missile expert dies; more missiles fired
SEOUL (Reuters) – A former North Korean missile expert who was placed under sanctions by the United Nations for his role in the country’s nuclear and missile weapons programs has died, state media said on Wednesday.
North Korea list of Japanese abductees contains some 30 names: Nikkei
(Reuters) – North Korea has given Japan a list of some 30 missing Japanese still living in the country, Japan’s Nikkei daily reported on Thursday, citing sources – three times as many names as the paper reported a week ago.
Bahrain questions opposition leader after expelling U.S. diplomat
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain interrogated its top opposition leader on Wednesday after expelling a senior U.S. diplomat for meeting him, a remarkable slap at Washington from an ally that hosts the U.S. Navy’s Middle East fleet.
China puts prominent writers under house arrest as Kerry visits
BEIJING (Reuters) – A prominent writer who has angered China by advocating Tibetan rights said she and her husband were placed under house arrest during a visit to Beijing by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
Ex-Guatemalan leader Portillo to be freed from U.S. prison in February
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo is scheduled to be released from a U.S. prison in February, more than five years after his arrest on money laundering charges.
China to take measures to promote judicial independence: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will act to promote judicial independence over the next five years with measures including specialized tribunals for environment and intellectual property cases, state media reported on Wednesday.
India’s Gandhi says Modi’s government in ‘witch hunt’ as Congress probed on taxes
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Sonia Gandhi, president of India’s ousted Congress party, on Wednesday accused the new Narendra Modi-led government of a “political witch hunt” after tax authorities began probing her party as she and her son face allegations over…
North Korea complains to U.N. about film starring Rogen, Franco
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – North Korea has complained to the United Nations about a film starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, accusing the United States of sponsoring terrorism and committing an act of war by allowing production of a movie about a plo…
World Cup humiliation another blow to Brazil’s confidence
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The World Cup was supposed to be Brazil’s coming-out party, the soccer superpower finally revealing itself to be an economic and geopolitical one as well.
