China blames Vietnam, says will not cede inch of disputed territory
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top Chinese general on Thursday defended the deployment of an oil rig that has inflamed tensions in the disputed South China Sea and triggered deadly protests in Vietnam, blaming Hanoi and saying China cannot afford to “lose an…
Nigerian president to visit town where girls were seized
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan will on Friday visit the northeastern village where more than 200 schoolgirls were seized a month ago by Islamist rebel group Boko Haram, senior government officials said.
Mass funerals, mounting anger as Turkey mourns mine workers
SOMA, Turkey (Reuters) – Loudspeakers broadcast the names of the dead as rows of graves were filled in this close-knit Turkish mining town on Thursday, while thousands protested in major cities as grief turned to anger following the country’s deadliest…
Exclusive: Iran pursues ballistic missile work, complicating nuclear talks
VIENNA (Reuters) – Despite apparently reducing illicit purchases that breach U.N. sanctions, Iran is pursuing development of ballistic missiles, a confidential U.N. report says, posing an acute challenge to six powers negotiating with Tehran to rein in…
Russian police arrest dozens after killing provokes ethnic unrest
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian police detained nearly 60 people on Thursday after a demonstration venting anger against immigrants and demanding the arrest of an Uzbek man suspected of killing a local turned violent, Russian media reported.
Explosion kills 43 at Syrian border with Turkey: monitoring group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – At least 43 people were killed when a car bomb went off at a Syrian border post on the frontier with Turkey on Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Sudanese woman sentenced to death for converting to Christianity
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A Sudanese court has sentenced a 27-year-old woman to death for converting to Christianity, judicial sources said.
Modi on brink of power ahead of India vote count
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s election results on Friday could usher in the most profound economic change in a generation if opposition leader Narendra Modi wins a clear mandate for his agenda to revive growth and create jobs.
Kenya fumes as Western security warnings drive tourists out
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya rebuked Britain, the United States, France and Australia on Thursday for issuing warnings about travel to the east African country, while hoteliers said at least 400 tourists had checked out of hotels along the Indian Ocean co…
Europe’s anti-EU protest vote leaves business cold
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Industry lobbyists fear the rise of protest parties and anti-EU rebels in European elections threatens to leave them, and the businesses they represent, out in the cold.
