China police detain local official, developer over land grab death
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police have detained seven suspects, including a local official and a property developer, in connection with the death of a villager in a land grab case in eastern China, state-backed media reported on Wednesday.
Brazil’s anti-spy Internet bill clears lower house vote
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s lower chamber of Congress approved groundbreaking legislation on Tuesday aimed at guaranteeing equal access to the Internet and protecting the privacy of its users in the wake of U.S. spying revelations.
Spanish court says Catalonia sovereignty claim illegal
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday partially struck down a sovereignty claim approved by lawmakers last year in the northern region of Catalonia, a vital step toward a referendum on full independence, court papers showed.
West, Russia signal line drawn in Ukraine crisis
THE HAGUE/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and the West drew a tentative line under the Ukraine crisis on Tuesday after U.S. President Barack Obama and his allies agreed to hold off on more damaging economic sanctions unless Moscow goes beyond the seizure of …
Exclusive: U.S. set to approve international debut of F-35 fighter: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department is poised to approve the first trans-Atlantic flight of Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 fighter jet in July, when the new warplane is expected to take part in two international air shows near London, accor…
North Korea fires mid-range ballistic missiles into sea -South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired two mid-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast and towards Japan early on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said as the leaders of South Korea, Japan and the United States discussed North Korea’s ar…
Search for Malaysian jet resumes off Australia after weather improves
BEIJING/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Dozens of distraught relatives of passengers on a lost Malaysian jetliner clashed with police in Beijing on Tuesday, accusing Malaysia of “delays and deception” a day after it confirmed the plane crashed in remote seas …
Suicide car bomb kills five policemen in northeast Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Islamists drove a car packed with explosives into a police patrol in the northeast city of Maiduguri on Tuesday, killing five policemen, a police source and a witness said.
U.S. says Syria government mostly to blame for hindered aid
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A U.N. report on how Syria’s neediest civilians are often not accessible to humanitarian relief workers makes it clear that the government of President Bashar al-Assad shoulders most of the blame, a U.S. official said on Tues…
Brotherhood head, 682 others tried in Egypt after mass death sentence
MINYA, Egypt (Reuters) – The leader of Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and 682 others went on trial on Tuesday on charges including murder, a day after more than 500 supporters of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Mursi were sentenced to death.
