Sunni militants control ’75 percent’ of Iraq’s Baiji refinery: official
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Sunni militants have taken control of most of Iraq’s largest oil refinery, located in Baiji in northern Iraq, an official at the refinery said on Wednesday.
At least 13 killed in bombing of Nigeria World Cup viewing venue
DAMATURU Nigeria (Reuters) – At least 13 people including young children were killed when a bomb tore through a venue in northeast Nigeria where fans had gathered to watch a World Cup soccer match, witnesses said.
Cameron may fail to stop Junker getting EU job, ex-UK PM Major says
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron may fail to stop Jean-Claude Juncker from becoming European Commission president but Britain will be able renegotiate a new settlement with the European Union, former Prime Minister John Major has…
Manila seeks early tribunal ruling over sea dispute with China
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines said it will ask an international arbitration tribunal to make a speedy ruling on its dispute with China over exploiting waters in the South China Sea after Beijing refused to take part in the proceedings.
Finland’s Katainen set to replace Rehn at EU till October
HELSINKI (Reuters) – The Finnish government proposed outgoing Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen on Wednesday to replace Olli Rehn as the EU’s top economic official until the term of the current European Commission expires at the end of October.
Mexico’s rural landowners pose threat to foreign energy investors
EMILIANO ZAPATA Mexico (Reuters) – When foreign investors begin to pour into Mexico’s overhauled energy sector in the coming months, they will face a potent force well-known to miners: Mexico’s ejidos, or rural landowner groups.
Italy’s beaches: open for business but closed to competition
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s beaches are a family affair – and that’s a problem for the euro zone’s third-largest economy.
Thai junta unfazed by serial hunger striker’s “win-win” fast
BANGKOK (Reuters) – For more than three decades, Chalad Vorachat’s hunger strikes have drawn crowds. Once, he even helped topple a government.
China plan to gag lawyers online denounced as insult
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has drafted rules banning lawyers from drawing attention to cases through the internet and media, which critics say amounts to a gag order stopping them publicizing controversial cases and miscarriages of justice.
After years of pressure, Japan bans possession of child porn
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s parliament voted on Wednesday to outlaw possession of child pornography after years of international calls for a crackdown, but avoided a clampdown on sexually explicit manga comics and animation depicting young children.
