Indian soldier kills 5 colleagues then himself; stress suspected
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – An Indian soldier shot dead five colleagues before killing himself on Thursday, an army official said, in what investigators said appeared to be a case of stress-related violence in a force dogged by a staffing crunch.
Cyprus junior governing partner confirms to quit government
NICOSIA (Reuters) – A junior partner in Cyprus’s ruling centre-right coalition said on Thursday it would be pulling out of the government in disagreement at a resumption of peace talks between estranged Greek and Turkish Cypriots on the ethnically spli…
U.S. says concerned with Thailand violence, calls for restraint
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday expressed concern with increased violence in Thailand and called for restraint by all sides in a conflict that shows no immediate sign of ending.
U.S. needs to do more in approach to North Korea talks: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. foreign policy and North Korea experts said in a report released on Wednesday that the United States should engage more with North Korea as a way to revive talks aimed at ending Pyongyang’s nuclear-weapons program.
Pope, U.N. urge calm and dialogue amid Venezuela unrest
CARACAS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Pope Francis called on Wednesday for an end to violence in Venezuela that has killed at least 13 people and urged politicians to take the lead in calming the nation’s worst unrest in a decade.
Kerry likens Uganda anti-gay law to anti-Semitism and apartheid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday likened new anti-gay legislation in Uganda that imposes harsh penalties for homosexuality to anti-Semitic laws in Nazi Germany or apartheid South Africa.
Russian military action in Ukraine would be ‘grave mistake’: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States warned Russia on Wednesday it would be a “grave mistake” to intervene militarily in Ukraine and said it was considering $1 billion in U.S. loan guarantees and additional funding to help Kiev.
Amnesty says some Israeli West Bank killings may be war crimes
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli forces are using excessive, reckless violence in the occupied West Bank, killing dozens of Palestinians over the past three years in what might constitute a war crime, Amnesty International said on Thursday.
Russian military action in Ukraine would be ‘grave mistake’: U.S
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States warned Russia on Wednesday it would be a “grave mistake” to intervene militarily in Ukraine and said it was considering $1 billion in U.S. loan guarantees and additional funding to help Kiev.
New Ukraine ministers proposed, Russian troops on alert
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine/KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s protest leaders named the ministers they want to form a new government following the overthrow of President Viktor Yanukovich, as an angry Russia put 150,000 troops on high alert in a show of strength.
