China says carrier tests in South China Sea going well
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s first and only aircraft carrier has successfully carried out a series of tests during a training mission in the disputed South China Sea, state media reported on Monday.
EU bans arms exports to Central African Republic
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union on Monday banned the export of arms and the sending of mercenaries to Central African Republic, which is racked by sectarian violence.
Russia closes $3 billion Eurobond deal for Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia closed a deal on Friday to buy Ukraine’s newly-issued $3 billion Eurobond, part of a $15 billion bailout of its smaller neighbor, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said.
India’s ‘common man party’ set to take power in Delhi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The leader of India’s new “common man party” has struck a deal to become Delhi’s chief minister, promising to clean up politics after a stunning electoral debut that has shaken up the country’s two main parties.
Yemen reopens airports after closure due to strike: minister
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen has reopened its international airports after a brief closure on Monday due to a strike by workers at the civil aviation authority, the transport minister told state news agency Saba.
Russia sends armored trucks to Syria to transport chemical arms
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has sent 25 armored trucks and 50 other vehicles to Syria to help transport toxins that are to be destroyed under an international agreement to rid the nation of its chemical arsenal, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Mon…
Fears grow of civil war in South Sudan as rebels seize town
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s government said on Sunday rebels had seized the capital of a key oil-producing region and fears grew of all-out ethnic civil war in the world’s newest country.
South Korean union vows all-out strike in sympathy with rail workers
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s militant labor federation announced a general strike from Saturday in sympathy with rail workers, after police hauled away scores of strikers in a two-week dispute that has hit President Park Geun-hye’s popularity rating…
Analysis: Domestic concerns drive Oman’s newly assertive foreign policy
MUSCAT (Reuters) – Traditionally reticent Oman has become unusually assertive in opposing a Saudi plan for Gulf Arab states to close ranks against Iran, worried that a wider regional confrontation might threaten its own stability.
British Air plane wing clips building in Johannesburg
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A British Airways plane bound for London clipped its wing on a nearby building as it was preparing to take off from Johannesburg on Sunday, South Africa’s airports authority said.
