Divided Israelis and Palestinians share skepticism over peace talks
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli decision to suspend snarled negotiations with the Palestinians has signaled the latest and perhaps the final blow to two decades of a mostly fruitless peace process.
Obama says North Korea poses threat to region and to U.S.
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday that reclusive North Korea posed a threat not just to the region but to the United States and that he hoped China would use its influence to rein in its ally.
Chinese among trapped after landslide blocks Nepal tunnel
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – At least a dozen workers including Chinese technicians have been trapped by a landslide inside the tunnel of a hydroelectric power project in Nepal, a project official said on Friday.
Don’t fear Brussels, EU federalist says in campaign for top job
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union must not retreat behind national borders to pull out of its economic slump, said Guy Verhofstadt, a prominent supporter of a federal Europe who is seeking the presidency of the European Commission.
Cambodia’s top court rules against Russian tycoon’s extradition
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia will not extradite Russian real estate tycoon Sergei Polonsky to Russia to face embezzlement charges, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday.
Drunk passenger triggers hijack alert on Australian flight to Bali
JAKARTA (Reuters) – A drunk passenger triggered a hijack scare on Friday when he tried to break into the cockpit of a Virgin Australia plane flying from Brisbane to the Indonesian holiday island of Bali, transport officials said.
Russia says Syria not using chemical arms, claims ‘fabricated’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Allegations that Syrian government forces have used toxic chemicals are false, Russia said on Friday, and accused President Bashar al-Assad’s foes of fabricating such claims to provoke foreign military intervention.
China offers rewards for tip-offs in troubled Xinjiang region
BEIJING (Reuters) – Authorities in China are offering cash rewards for everything from “violent terrorism training” to growing long beards, the latest security regulations in the Xinjiang region that critics say target Muslims.
Exclusive: Obama plans to call EU leaders in Russia sanctions push – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to speak to several European leaders on Friday to try to nudge the EU toward fresh sanctions against Russia over Ukraine, sources familiar with the matter said.
Empty spaces mark Korean school tribute for missing ferry victims
ANSAN, South Korea/SEOUL (Reuters) – A floral tribute to the children who drowned in a sinking South Korean ferry displays photographs of the victims in their school uniforms, while lines of empty spaces wait to be filled with photos once those still m…
