Ukraine forces kill up to five rebels, Russia starts drill near border
SLAVIANSK, Ukraine/ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces killed up to five pro-Moscow rebels on Thursday as they closed in on the separatists’ military stronghold in the east, and Russia launched army drills near the border in response, ra…
Panama presidential candidates battle for top spot in final polls
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panamanians can expect a tight finish when they go to the polls to elect their next president, according to two polls published on Thursday, the last allowed before next week’s vote.
Former U.S. test site sues nuclear nations for disarmament failure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The tiny Pacific republic of the Marshall Islands, scene of massive U.S. nuclear tests in the 1950s, sued the United States and eight other nuclear-armed nations on Thursday, accusing them of failing in their obligation to negoti…
Israel suspends peace talks after Palestinian unity bid
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Thursday suspended U.S.-sponsored peace talks with the Palestinians in response to President Mahmoud Abbas’s unexpected unity pact with the rival Islamist Hamas group.
Mauritania president to stand for reelection at June 21 poll
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz handed in his papers on Thursday to stand for reelection in a vote on June 21 he is a strong favorite to win.
U.S. seeks $700,000 in illegal proceeds traced to ex-South Korea leader
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it has sued in court to recover $700,000 in alleged corruption proceeds traced to former South Korean President Chun Doo-Hwan.
Iran dismisses U.S. criticism of its election to U.N. NGO committee
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran on Thursday rejected U.S. criticism of its election to the United Nations’ committee on non-governmental organizations (NGOs), saying Washington’s rebuke came from “baseless accusations” and violated the spirit of cooper…
Nine killed as poll violence hits restive Indian regions
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Nine police and poll officials were killed in India in two attacks on Thursday, one in a region hit by a Maoist insurgency and the other in Kashmir, the mainly-Muslim region where many voters are boycotting a general election.
Angry Muslims in Central African Republic call for partition
BAMBARI, Central African Republic (Reuters) – In this dusty town at the heart of the Central African Republic, many angry Muslims advocate a simple solution to the threat of religious violence from Christian militias terrorizing the country’s south: pa…
U.N. Security Council asks for inquiry into South Sudan massacre
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council asked for an urgent investigation on Thursday into the ethnic massacre of hundreds of people in South Sudan’s oil hub Bentiu and expressed its willingness to “take additional measures” if t…
