U.N. Arms Trade Treaty takes leap toward entry into force
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Arms Trade Treaty took a major step forward on its eventual entry into force on Wednesday as 18 countries, including five of the world’s top 10 arms exporters, delivered proof of its ratification to the United Nation…
Greek PM’s aide quits over purported Golden Dawn video
ATHENS (Reuters) – A senior aide to Greece’s prime minister resigned on Wednesday after the far-right Golden Dawn party said a video showed him suggesting the government had tried to press judges to jail its members.
Suharto family tests Indonesia political comeback on strongman’s legacy
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) – It was Indonesia’s most ubiquitous smile. Once dubbed the smiling general despite his iron rule of more than three decades, the image of former President Suharto now waves genially from the election campaign poster of …
Chile assesses damage after massive quake, tsunami
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean authorities on Wednesday were assessing the damage from a massive earthquake that struck off the northern coast, causing a small tsunami, but the impact appeared to be mostly limited.
As court cases mount, survival hopes wane for troubled Thai PM
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The legal cases are piling up fast against Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her party loyalists. If precedents are anything to go by, they should be more than a little worried.
Bombs kill two, including police officer, at Cairo University
CAIRO (Reuters) – Explosions outside Cairo University killed two people including a police brigadier-general on Wednesday in what appeared to be a militant attack targeting security forces.
Iran, Russia working to seal $20 billion oil-for-goods deal: sources
LONDON/ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran and Russia have made progress toward an oil-for-goods deal that sources said could be worth up to $20 billion and enable Tehran to boost vital energy exports in defiance of Western sanctions, people familiar with the nego…
Russia could achieve Ukraine incursion in 3-5 days
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Russia has massed all the forces it needs on Ukraine’s border if it were to decide to carry out an “incursion” into the country, and it could achieve its objective in three to five days, NATO’s top military commander said on Wednes…
Anti-austerity leftist promoted in French cabinet reshuffle
PARIS (Reuters) – A fierce critic of budget austerity was named French economy minister on Wednesday in a reshuffled government packed with strident personalities, including President Francois Hollande’s former live-in partner Segolene Royal.
Iran says does not seek indefinite power for Assad
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Iran, Syria’s main regional ally, does not see President Bashar al-Assad staying in power indefinitely but neither does it want “extremist forces” to replace him, a senior Iranian diplomat said on Wednesday.
