Korean ferry operator relied on cargo as budget airlines took off
SEOUL (Reuters) – The operator of the South Korean ferry that capsized and sank this month with the loss of about 300 lives was apparently being squeezed by competition from budget airlines and had to increasingly rely on its cargo business.
Terrorists have changed methods since Snowden leaks: UK official
LONDON (Reuters) – Terrorists have substantially changed their methods of communication since leaks by former U.S. intelligence operative Edward Snowden, hindering intelligence agencies’ efforts to track them, a senior British security official said on…
Queues, shortages hit Venezuela’s homeless and hungry
CARACAS (Reuters) – Huge queues at supermarkets and shortages of basic products have become the norm in Venezuela over the last year – and the most needy are increasingly at the sharp edge.
U.N. rights chief criticizes Egypt death sentences
GENEVA (Reuters) – The top United Nations human rights official on Tuesday condemned Egypt’s sentencing of 683 people to death, saying that the mass trial had clearly breached international law requiring due process.
Suicide bomber in minibus kills two at Libyan army camp
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-packed minibus outside a Libyan army camp in Benghazi on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding two more in the second suicide attack since December.
Russia says EU should be ‘ashamed’ over sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia suggested on Tuesday the European Union should be ashamed of itself for “doing Washington’s bidding” by punishing Moscow with sanctions over the crisis in Ukraine.
North Korea conducts firing drills near disputed border with South
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea conducted live fire drills on Tuesday in two areas near a disputed sea border with South Korea that have been the scene of deadly clashes and where they fired hundreds of artillery rounds only weeks ago.
Malaysia names leader for MH370 international investigation team
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia has hired Kok Soo Chon, a former director-general at the department of civil aviation, to lead the international investigation team tasked to find the cause of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, the g…
China’s president says Xinjiang is front line on terrorism, hails police
BEIJING (Reuters) – Police are the “fists and daggers” in the fight against terrorism, China’s President Xi Jinping said on a trip to the western Xinjiang region where authorities say members of a Muslim minority are waging a violent separatist campaig…
Israeli forces raze West Bank mosque as peace talks deadline expires
KHIRBET AL-TAWEEL, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces demolished several structures, including a mosque, in a Palestinian village on Tuesday, the day a deadline for a deal in now-frozen peace talks expired.
