Snowden receives three-year Russian residence permit – lawyer
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, wanted by the United States for leaking extensive secrets of its electronic surveillance programs, has been given a three-year residence permit by Russia, his Russian lawyer said on…
China suspends work at hundreds of factories after deadly blast
KUNSHAN China (Reuters) – China has suspended work at more than 200 factories in an eastern province for safety checks as part of a nationwide review following an explosion at an auto parts plant that killed 75 people, government officials and state me…
Iran, U.S. officials hold nuclear talks in Geneva to narrow gaps
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iranian and U.S. officials met in Geneva on Thursday for the first time since the Islamic state and six world powers agreed to extend talks to resolve a decade-long dispute over Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
Ukraine government suspends ceasefire at MH17 crash site after recovery mission halted
KIEV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian government said on Thursday it was suspending a ceasefire with separatist rebels at the crash site of the Malaysian airliner after an international recovery mission had been halted.
Russia bans fruit, veg, meat, fish, dairy imports from U.S., EU
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will ban fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, milk and dairy imports from the United States, the European Union, Australia, Canada and Norway, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told a government meeting on Thursday.
Sierra Leone police blockade Ebola areas, Liberia declares emergency
FREETOWN/MONROVIA (Reuters) – Police and soldiers in Sierra Leone blockaded rural areas hit by the deadly Ebola virus on Thursday, a senior officer said, after neighboring Liberia declared a state of emergency to tackle the worst-ever outbreak of the d…
Bangladesh police forcibly end garment workers’ strike
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh police used water cannons and teargas on Thursday to disperse hundreds of garment workers staging a hunger-strike to demand back-pay and a holiday bonus.
China’s latest anti-trust probes revive protectionism concerns
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s recent probes into Microsoft Corp and car companies including Audi and Chrysler have rekindled concerns that Beijing may be using an anti-monopoly law to support domestic firms at the expense of foreign companies.
Yemeni troops kill seven suspected al Qaeda militants
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemeni security forces killed seven suspected al Qaeda militants on Thursday when they tried to attack an army facility in the volatile eastern region of Wadi Hadramout, where the government is perceived to be weak.
Militants take Lebanese soldiers as they withdraw from Arsal – sources
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamist militants withdrawing from the Lebanese border town of Arsal took captive Lebanese soldiers with them as they crossed into the border zone with Syria, militant and Lebanese security sources said on Thursday.
