Ukraine’s Poroshenko shakes up military leadership
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has nominated a new defence minister and appointed a new armed forces chief in a shake up of a military currently driving against Russian separatists despite moves for a new ceasefire.
U.N. condemns Israeli, Palestinian attacks
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights chief condemned both Palestinians and Israelis for a flare up of violence across the Israel-Gaza border following the deaths of three abducted Jewish teens.
Al Shabaab militants kill Somali lawmaker in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A Somali lawmaker and his bodyguard were killed in Mogadishu on Thursday when al Shabaab gunmen blocked their car and sprayed it with bullets, a fellow legislator said, the fifth such attack in as many days.
Lawmakers pelt embattled Hong Kong leader at government meeting
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong lawmakers on Thursday pelted Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying with objects including a glass of water, while others shouted and held up signs demanding democratic reforms in the former British colony.
Afghan president signs terror law needed to avoid blacklist
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai signed a law aimed at curbing the financing of terrorist groups, a government statement said on Thursday, the second of two measures needed to save its banks from being put on an international blacklist.
China cites Japan wartime ‘confessions’ in propaganda push
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has posted documents online it says are personal accounts of wartime atrocities committed by Japan in China, the latest in a wave of anti-Japan propaganda efforts that comes after Tokyo ended a ban on its military from fightin…
U.S. increases security at overseas airports amid bomb concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Wednesday it would increase security at overseas airports with nonstop flights to the country, and U.S. officials cited concerns al Qaeda operatives in Syria and Yemen were developing bombs that could be…
Eleven miners trapped underground in Honduran gold mine
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – A landslide at the entrance of a small gold mine in southern Honduras trapped at least 11 miners underground on Wednesday, firefighters said.
China urges U.S. to be more objective ahead of key meeting
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the United States need to “plant more flowers, not thorns” in their relationship and Washington needs to have a more objective view about China, state media on Thursday quoted President Xi Jinping as saying ahead of a key …
Berlin talks bring Russia and Ukraine closer to resuming ceasefire
BERLIN/KIEV (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine agreed in Berlin on Wednesday to hold three-way talks involving pro-Moscow rebels by Saturday to pave the way for a new ceasefire, despite continued fighting that Kiev says has now kil…
