Hungary’s farmland clampdown risks new conflict with EU
KALOCFA, Hungary (Reuters) – Austrian farmers working in Hungary could be forced off their land under new laws initiated by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a prospect that angers Vienna and could revive conflict between Orban and Brussels.
Tymoshenko warns of guerrilla war, calls for sanctions on Russia
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Leading Ukrainian politician Yulia Tymoshenko said there was a danger of guerrilla war in Crimea should it be incorporated into Russia and appealed to Germany and others on Friday for immediate economic sanctions against Moscow.
India’s anti-graft party takes aim at Modi’s economic model
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian opposition politician Narendra Modi, who leads opinion polls ahead of next month’s general election, faces pressure from a small anti-graft party attacking his economic model on his home turf, the thriving state of Gujarat….
Toll from barracks gunfight in South Sudan’s capital rises to 35
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s military said 35 people were killed in fighting at its main barracks this week over delayed salaries, raising the toll from five, and sporadic shooting was heard in the capital Juba on Thursday night.
Turkey local election holds key to Kurdish peace talks
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – The face of jailed Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan briefly beamed down from billboards in southeast Turkey until police tore down the posters, a mark of official unease over his enduring influence among Kurds as local…
Malaysia’s Anwar convicted of sodomy, political future in doubt
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (Reuters) – A Malaysian court convicted opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of sodomy and sentenced him to five years in prison on Friday, shattering his plan to take control of the country’s richest state and stoking political tension …
Indian navy officer dies in accident on new destroyer
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian navy officer died on Friday from a gas leak during shipyard work on a new destroyer, just two weeks after a fatal submarine accident prompted the resignation of the country’s top naval commander.
India top court rejects another Sahara bid to release chief
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court on Friday rejected another proposal by the Sahara conglomerate to secure the release of its jailed chairman by refunding billions of dollars the company had raised from investors in a now outlawed bond scheme…
Al Qaeda executes Yemeni accused of guiding U.S. drone strikes
SANAA (Reuters) – Al Qaeda militants shot dead a man in southeastern Yemen on Thursday for allegedly giving the United States information used to carry out drone strikes against militants, witnesses and the SITE monitoring service said.
China voices ‘deep concern’ to North Korea over plane near-miss
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has expressed its “deep concern” to North Korea after a Chinese airplane crossed the path of a rocket launched by the isolated state, China’s foreign ministry said on Friday.
