China says wants to counter Vietnam’s ‘slander’ on South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Tuesday that it wanted to counter Vietnam’s “slander” to the world about what was happening in disputed areas of the South China Sea, after Beijing asked the United Nations to circulate documents outlining its position…
Storm in western Germany kills six, disrupts transport
DUESSELDORF Germany (Reuters) – At least six people were killed in storms that swept Germany’s most populous state late on Monday, forcing Duesseldorf airport to shut down, felling trees and leaving some roads impassable.
Shout of ‘murderer’ goes up in packed court as Korea ferry crew face trial
GWANGJU South Korea (Reuters) – Fifteen crew of a South Korean ferry that sank in April killing more than 300 people, most of them children, went on trial on Tuesday on charges ranging from negligence to homicide, with the shout going up of “murderer” …
Rescue of injured man from Germany’s deepest cave could take days
BERLIN (Reuters) – Over 100 emergency workers struggled on Tuesday to rescue an injured man trapped after a rock fall in a 1,000 meter-deep cave in southern Germany in an operation that could take days or weeks to bring him out.
Dutch auditor calls for more transparency on NATO spending
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Top Dutch auditors, backed by the government, have called on NATO to be more transparent about its finances, asserting that hundreds of millions of euros in annual spending at the military alliance cannot be properly accounted for…
Russia’s FSB says bomb attacks foiled in Moscow, Crimea
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia foiled “major terrorist attacks” on World War Two victory celebrations last month in Moscow and newly annexed Crimea, the FSB security service said on Tuesday.
Twin bombing at cemetery in Iraqi city of Baquba kills 20
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 20 people were killed when two bombs exploded at a cemetery in the Iraqi city of Baquba, where mourners were burying a university professor shot dead the previous day, police and medics said.
Hundreds killed as ISIL insurgents gain ground in east Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A six-week offensive by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) against rival Islamists in eastern Syria has killed 600 fighters and driven 130,000 people from their homes, a monitoring group said on Tuesday.
Moderate Muslim preacher shot dead in Kenya
MOMBASA Kenya (Reuters) – A Muslim preacher who condemned radical interpretations of Islam was shot dead near a mosque on Kenya’s coast on Tuesday, a regional official said.
China warns of limits to Hong Kong freedom as protests loom
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China warned Hong Kong on Tuesday that there were limits to its freedom and it should adhere strictly to the law ahead of a planned pro-democracy protest that could end up shutting down part of the financial hub’s business distric…
