Spanish civil war nostalgics join fight alongside Ukrainian rebels
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Angel Davilla-Rivas, a Spaniard who came to east Ukraine to fight alongside pro-Russian rebels, proudly shows off two big monochrome portraits of Soviet leaders Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, tattooed on the right and lef…
China sentences GSK-linked investigators to prison
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China sentenced a British corporate investigator to 2-1/2 years in prison on Friday for illegally obtaining private records of Chinese citizens and selling the information on to clients including drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline Plc.
McCain confident of support for easing arms embargo on Vietnam
HANOI (Reuters) – U.S. Senator John McCain said on Friday he was confident of bipartisan support in Washington for easing restrictions on arms sales to Vietnam as early as next month.
Rival Afghan presidential candidates sign deal to cooperate
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s rival presidential candidates have signed a deal to cooperate on the formation of a government of national unity, both candidates told a news conference following meetings with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Frida…
An independent Scotland could face currency limbo: British lawmakers
LONDON (Reuters) – Scotland may be left in a currency limbo if it votes for independence because it is uncertain if it could continue using the pound or immediately join the euro, British lawmakers warned on Friday.
Bahrain bans three clerics from preaching; opposition condemns move
MANAMA (Reuters) – Bahrain has banned three Muslim clerics from preaching in mosques, accusing them of violating the “ethics and principles of religious discourse”, in what opposition activists said was part of a crackdown on dissent.
Czechs call for EU farm ministers to discuss response to Russia sanctions
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech Republic will call for a meeting of European Union farm ministers to discuss ways to mitigate the impact of Russian ban on imports of European food products, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said on Friday.
Chinese activists push for safer factories after blast
HONG KONG (Reuters) – More than a dozen Chinese labor rights groups are circulating a petition pushing for safer factory working conditions, in a bid to capitalize on public anger over the worst industrial accident in more than year.
China detains man for spreading panic on WeChat: state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have detained someone for the first time for spreading panic on mobile messaging app WeChat, state media said on Friday, hours after China imposed new rules on instant messaging tools.
Italy Senate approves first reading of constitutional reform
ROME (Reuters) – The Italian Senate on Friday approved a first reading of a highly contested constitutional reform, drawing a line under a draining parliamentary battle which had absorbed government attention while pressure grew for faster action on th…
