More violence in China’s Xinjiang, prominent academic indicted
BEIJING (Reuters) – China formally indicted a prominent ethnic Uighur professor for separatism on Wednesday, as security forces flooded into the far western region of Xinjiang amid more reports of violence following what the government called a terrori…
Some Ukrainian rebels vent frustration with Putin
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Western leaders may be Vladimir Putin’s biggest critics over the conflict in east Ukraine but the Russian leader is also facing criticism from some of the rebels they accuse him of arming.
Moscow says ‘short-sighted’ sanctions will aggravate Russia-U.S. ties
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia called new U.S. sanctions “destructive and short-sighted” on Wednesday and said they would only aggravate ties between Russia and the United States, already at their lowest point since the end of the Cold War over the Ukraine …
U.S. approves $700 million sale of Hellfire missiles to Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of 5,000 Hellfire missiles to Iraq as Baghdad tries to fend off militant Islamist forces.
Workers’ Party boss sees Rousseff re-election despite inflation
BRASILIA (Reuters) – High inflation should not keep Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff from getting re-elected in October because wage earners have been cushioned by social gains made during a decade of Workers’ Party rule, the party’s boss said.
Russia says confused by Obama’s accusations over Malaysian jet crash probe
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is puzzled by U.S. President Barack Obama’s suggestion that Moscow was not cooperating with an international investigation into what downed a Malaysian Airline’s jet earlier this month, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Two former senior Murdoch editors charged over UK phone-hacking
LONDON (Reuters) – Two more senior journalists from Rupert Murdoch’s defunct British tabloid the News of the World have been charged with phone-hacking, prosecutors said on Wednesday, weeks after the paper’s former editor was jailed for the crime.
Moscovici says confident will have important economic role in EU Commission
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s candidate for the European Commission Pierre Moscovici is convinced he will have an important economic portfolio, he told Reuters on Wednesday, rebuffing German concerns that France lacked the budget credibility to take such …
At least 34 killed in stampede at Guinea beach concert
CONAKRY (Reuters) – At least 34 people, including several children, were killed in a stampede at a beachside rap concert celebrating the end of Ramadan in Guinea’s capital Conakry, medical sources said on Wednesday.
Thai junta to keep tight grip after transfer of power
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s military makes way for a new administration in coming weeks, but the generals will keep a tight grip on power by filling an interim cabinet and legislature with soldiers, military sources said on Wednesday.
