SAS plane in close encounter with Russian spy plane in March
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A Russian spy plane flew dangerously close to an SAS passenger plane en route from Copenhagen to Rome earlier this year, a SAS spokeswoman said, confirming a report by Swedish television on Thursday.
Families of South Korea ferry dead march on presidential palace
SEOUL/INCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) – Parents of children killed when a passenger ferry sank last month led a somber march on South Korea’s presidential palace in the early hours of Friday morning, where they demanded to meet with President Park Geun-…
Ukraine rebels ignore Putin call to delay self-rule vote
DONETSK, Ukraine/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine ignored a public call by Russian President Vladimir Putin to postpone a referendum on self-rule, declaring they would go ahead on Sunday with a vote that could lead to war.
Thai auto sector slams on brakes as political crisis rumbles on
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s auto sector, Southeast Asia’s biggest, has fired more than 30,000 subcontracted workers this year and slashed production, as sales plunge after months of political unrest that threatens to drive some manufacturers offshor…
Australia seeks to fireproof budget against a China downturn
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia, having ridden a boom in Chinese demand for raw materials, is seeking to fireproof itself from any shocks from its top trading partner, promising a tough federal budget aimed at reining in rising debt and deficits.
Europe safety chief backs flight-tracking after MH370
PARIS (Reuters) – Europe’s top aviation regulator has called for international action to address concerns raised by the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, while acknowledging delays in responding to a similar disaster in 2009.
UK Deputy PM dismisses Cameron’s EU strategy as ‘wishful thinking’
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron’s plans to renegotiate Britain’s ties with the European Union are wishful thinking and likely to yield only minor concessions that will not unite his governing Conservative party, his coalition partner wi…
Oil rig helicopter crashes off Ghana’s coast, killing three
ACCRA (Reuters) – A service helicopter carrying workers to an oil rig off the coast of Ghana operated by Russia’s Lukoil crashed into the ocean on Thursday, killing at least three people, a military spokesman said.
Nigeria’s president at WEF pledges to free kidnapped girls
ABUJA/MAIDUGURI (Reuters) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan promised on Thursday to find more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist rebels, as the hostage crisis overshadowed his opening address to a conference designed to showcase investment …
Western missions in Yemen on alert as army advances against Qaeda
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Western embassies in Yemen heightened security on Thursday after increasingly bold attacks on foreigners by al Qaeda, even as the militant Islamists lost ground to an army offensive in the south.
