Scottish financiers back independence as means of staying in EU
LONDON (Reuters) – A group of Scottish financiers came out in support of independence on Thursday to counter a flood of warnings over Scotland going it alone, cautioning that staying within the United Kingdom could mean losing European Union membership…
Protesters opposed to Myanmar census attack NGO offices
YANGON (Reuters) – Protesters in Myanmar’s Rakhine State opposed to a census attacked offices and houses used by international aid groups after reports a European staff member from one group had removed a Buddhist flag used as a symbol to boycott the o…
China sacks ally of former security chief as graft probe widens
BEIJING (Reuters) – A former aide to China’s retired domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang was sacked on Thursday after authorities opened a corruption probe, state media said, the latest move targeting associates of Zhou, who is also under investigati…
Philippines, Muslim rebels sign final peace deal to end conflict
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines and its largest Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), on Thursday signed a final peace pact, ending about 45 years of conflict that has killed more than 120,000 people in the country’s south.
Cyprus U.N. envoy says economic crisis could aid peace deal
NICOSIA (Reuters) – Cyprus’s economic crisis could hasten a deal to end decades of enmity between the island’s estranged Greeks and Turks, its outgoing United Nations envoy said on Thursday.
Denmark to send six fighter jets to Baltics in May
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark is to send six F16 fighter jets to the Baltic countries Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia to help patrol their airspace, Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard said.
LA couple get three years in jail in Qatar for death of adopted child
DOHA (Reuters) – A Los Angeles couple were sentenced to three years in jail in Qatar on Thursday for causing the death of their adopted daughter, who was found to have died of starvation, in a case that has raised concern in Washington.
Strikes hit German airports as workers demand higher pay
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s main airports were hit by a strike on Thursday as public sector workers raised pressure on the government in pay talks.
Obama meets Pope Francis, stressing fight against inequality
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama highlighted growing gaps between rich and poor ahead of his first meeting on Thursday with Pope Francis, an event that was expected to focus on the fight against poverty and skirt moral controversies…
IMF agrees $14-18 billion bailout for Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it had agreed a $14-18 billion bailout for Ukraine, a deal that will unlock further credits to reach a total of $27 billion over the next two years.
