Abbas calls Holocaust ‘most heinous crime’ against humanity
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called the Nazi Holocaust “the most heinous crime” against humanity in modern times in a statement released on Sunday, an apparent bid to build bridges with Israel days after troubled peace talk…
For Washington, Palestinian pact not the end of Middle East peace hopes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The unity pact between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the militant group Hamas dealt a sharp punch to U.S.-driven peace negotiations with Israel, but the Americans insisted it was not a fatal blow to the struggling talks…
Malaysia cites ‘sensitivities’ as Obama struggles to push trade pact
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Sunday that he and U.S. President Barack Obama had agreed to upgrade bilateral relations but suggested that his country remains far from ready to sign a U.S-led trade pact due to dom…
India test-fires anti-ballistic missile
BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) – India successfully test-fired an anti-ballistic missile on Sunday capable of intercepting targets outside the earth’s atmosphere, a major step in development of a missile defense system that is available to only a handful…
Obama: Myanmar won’t succeed if Muslims are oppressed
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday that the rights of Myanmar’s minority Muslim population were not being fully protected and warned that the Southeast Asian country would not succeed if Muslims there were oppressed.
EU parliament flexes muscles despite skeptics’ rise
PARIS (Reuters) – At each election since Europe’s unique experiment in cross-border democracy began in 1979, the percentage of voters casting ballots for the directly elected European Parliament has fallen. Yet with each new treaty, the assembly has ga…
Obama says U.S. committed to supporting MH370 search
KUALA LUMPUR/PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday that the United States was fully committed to providing more assets to assist in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean.
Congestion capital Brussels looks to unclog traffic arteries
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – For two years running, Brussels has been named the most congested city in North America and western Europe, a mark of shame for the capital that guides Europe’s environment and transport policies.
Malaysia PM says agreed with Obama to upgrade ties
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Sunday that he and U.S. President Barack Obama agreed to upgrade the two countries’ ties to a “comprehensive partnership.”
China releases Japanese wartime documents: state media
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China has released previously confidential Japanese wartime documents, including some about comfort women forced to serve in military brothels during World War Two, state media reported.
