Defying Russian warnings, Moldova and Georgia head for EU pact
CHISINAU/TBILISI (Reuters) – Undeterred by the conflict triggered by Ukraine’s swing towards Europe, the former Soviet republics of Moldova and Georgia will sign a trade and political pact with the European Union this month with Russia warning both cou…
Days after politician shot dead, another killed in north India
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Two men on a motorcycle shot dead on Monday a politician from the ruling party of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Uttar Pradesh, the second such killing in a week, prompting concern about lawlessness in the northern state.
Suspected Nigerian militants kidnap up to 30 women: media
ABUJA (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist Boko Haram militants have kidnapped up to 30 women from nomadic settlements in Nigeria’s northeast, close to where the group abducted more than 200 schoolgirls, residents and Nigerian media said.
Five U.S. troops killed in Afghan friendly-fire incident
KABUL (Reuters) – Five U.S. servicemen were killed in southern Afghanistan in a friendly-fire air strike during a security operation, Afghan police and the Pentagon said on Tuesday, days before a run-off round in the country’s presidential election.
China says wants to counter Vietnam’s ‘slander’ on South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Tuesday that it wanted to counter Vietnam’s “slander” to the world about what was happening in disputed areas of the South China Sea, after Beijing asked the United Nations to circulate documents outlining its position…
Storm in western Germany kills six, disrupts transport
DUESSELDORF Germany (Reuters) – At least six people were killed in storms that swept Germany’s most populous state late on Monday, forcing Duesseldorf airport to shut down, felling trees and leaving some roads impassable.
Shout of ‘murderer’ goes up in packed court as Korea ferry crew face trial
GWANGJU South Korea (Reuters) – Fifteen crew of a South Korean ferry that sank in April killing more than 300 people, most of them children, went on trial on Tuesday on charges ranging from negligence to homicide, with the shout going up of “murderer” …
Rescue of injured man from Germany’s deepest cave could take days
BERLIN (Reuters) – Over 100 emergency workers struggled on Tuesday to rescue an injured man trapped after a rock fall in a 1,000 meter-deep cave in southern Germany in an operation that could take days or weeks to bring him out.
Dutch auditor calls for more transparency on NATO spending
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Top Dutch auditors, backed by the government, have called on NATO to be more transparent about its finances, asserting that hundreds of millions of euros in annual spending at the military alliance cannot be properly accounted for…
Russia’s FSB says bomb attacks foiled in Moscow, Crimea
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia foiled “major terrorist attacks” on World War Two victory celebrations last month in Moscow and newly annexed Crimea, the FSB security service said on Tuesday.
