Japan PM Abe: not considering now visiting North Korea
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday he was not now considering a visit to North Korea, adding that he would adopt “the most effective” way of dealing with Pyongyang after the two countries moved to improve ties.
Russian parliament to revoke resolution on intervention in Ukraine: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The upper house of Russia’s parliament, the Federation Council, will on Wednesday revoke a resolution authorizing military intervention in Ukraine at President Vladimir Putin’s request, the Interfax agency reported, citing the deputy…
Ukraine government reports rebel attacks despite ceasefire
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian government forces accused pro-Russian separatists of firing on Ukrainian military checkpoints in several parts of the east on Monday night despite a ceasefire declared by the rebels.
Italy’s Renzi calls for Europe to change course on austerity
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi called on Tuesday for a change of course in Europe, saying that austerity policies on their own could not guarantee fiscal stability in the face of rising unemployment and economic stagnation.
Stubb becomes Finnish prime minister, eyes economy
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Alexander Stubb, a staunchly pro-European free marketeer, took over as Finnish prime minister on Tuesday hoping to kickstart the euro zone country’s sputtering economy before a general election scheduled for April 2015.
Bitterness in Gaddafi town shows divisions as Libyans go to polls
BANI WALID Libya (Reuters) – Damaged ancient columns, smashed glass display cases and a visitors book from 1999 are pretty much what’s left from the historic museum in the Libyan city of Bani Walid.
U.S. says Fed not involved in clearing India’s Iran oil dues
(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve is not involved in clearing payments made by India to Iran to pay some of its dues for oil bought from the Middle East country, a U.S. Treasury Department spokeswoman said.
Turkey’s ruling AK Party to announce presidential candidate on July 1
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s ruling AK Party will announce its presidential candidate – expected to be Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan – at a parliamentary group meeting on July 1, a party official told Reuters on Tuesday.
China shows graphic footage of Xinjiang militant attacks
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state television on Tuesday showed dramatic footage of what the government calls terror attacks by Islamist militants from the far western region of Xinjiang, as it steps up its propaganda campaign to counter an upsurge in v…
Bangladesh Islamist party chief war crimes verdict postponed
DHAKA (Reuters) – A Bangladeshi war crimes tribunal deferred its verdict on an Islamist party chief already sentenced to death in a separate case on Tuesday because he is sick, lawyers said.
