After Indonesia’s surprise election, top party hunts for friends
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia is set for a period of political uncertainty after an unconvincing election win by the main opposition party which will likely force it to find allies to back its candidate in a July vote for president of Southeast Asia’s …
Turkey keeps YouTube block despite court rulings
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities defied court orders and reaffirmed a ban on YouTube imposed after the posting of illicit recordings of top secret security talks that was cited by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan as part of a “dirty campaign” to t…
Honduras, Venezuela have world’s highest murder rates: U.N.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Honduras retains the world’s highest murder rate, according to a United Nations report published on Thursday, with the Americas overtaking Africa as the region with the most peacetime murders per 100,000 people.
U.S. defense chief praises Mongolia, given horse during visit
ULAN BATOR (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel praised Mongolian troops and got a horse as a gift during a rare visit on Thursday to the landlocked nation strategically located between China and Russia that sits on vast quantities of untappe…
Big gaps remain between U.S. and Japan in trade talks: ministers
TOKYO (Reuters) – Big gaps remain between the United States and Japan after two days of top-level talks on a bilateral trade deal that is vital for a broader regional pact, negotiators on both sides said on Thursday.
Car bomb explodes outside Greek central bank building, no one hurt
ATHENS (Reuters) – A car bomb exploded outside a central bank building in Athens early on Thursday, smashing windows but causing no injuries, just hours before Greece was due to make its first foray into the international bond markets in four years.
United States upgrades Philippine civil aviation rating
MANILA (Reuters) – The U.S. aviation regulator has upgraded the civil aviation status of the Philippines to let its airlines operate new direct flights to the United States, Manila’s transport minister said on Thursday.
Bulgaria torn between old friends and new partners over Crimea
SOFIA (Reuters) – Georgi Kadiev is, like many of his fellow Bulgarians, caught between Russia and the West.
Pistorius forced to look at ‘exploded’ head of girlfriend
PRETORIA (Reuters) – A South African prosecutor forced Oscar Pistorius on Wednesday to look at a forensic photograph that showed the head of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp after it was blown open by a hollow-point bullet fired by the Olympic and Paraly…
More funds sought for Bangladesh factory collapse victims
BERLIN (Reuters) – Campaigners launched a new effort on Thursday to push Western brands to pay into a compensation fund for victims of the collapse of a Bangladeshi factory almost a year ago that killed more than 1,100 people.
