Thousands march in Hong Kong against erosion of media freedoms
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Thousands rallied outside Hong Kong’s government headquarters on Sunday demanding the city’s leader uphold media freedoms amid growing anger towards perceived behind-the-scenes intrusions on local media outlets.
U.S. now bugging German ministers in place of Merkel: report
BERLIN (Reuters) – The National Security Agency (NSA) has stepped up its surveillance of senior German government officials since being ordered by Barack Obama to halt its spying on Chancellor Angela Merkel, Bild am Sonntag paper reported on Sunday.
West faces daunting task to rescue Ukraine after uprising
PARIS (Reuters) – Western nations face a daunting task to help stabilize a near bankrupt Ukraine after a popular uprising toppled its Russian-backed president, and will need to placate a wounded Moscow.
Egypt food supply shake-up sees official referred to prosecutors
CAIRO (Reuters) – A shake-up of Egypt’s food import and storage authorities has seen an official from its main food buying agency referred to prosecutors over suspected corruption on local rice deals, while the head of its silos and storage holding com…
Gunmen snatch militants from Bangladesh prison van, kill policeman
DHAKA (Reuters) – Gunmen opened fire and tossed bombs on Sunday at a prison van carrying detained militants of a banned Islamist movement to a court house, killing a policeman and freeing three activists, police and witnesses said.
Kidnappers free Czech doctor in Yemen
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – A Czech doctor was freed several hours after being kidnapped by gunmen in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, security sources said.
Mexico captures No.1 drug kingpin ‘Shorty’ Guzman
MAZATLAN, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexico’s most wanted man, drug cartel kingpin Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman, was captured on Saturday with help from U.S. agencies in a major victory for the government in a long, grisly war.
Driver in Israel crash that killed 24 Russians jailed for eight years
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The driver of a tour bus that crashed in Israel in 2008, killing 24 Russian travel agents, was sentenced to eight years in prison on Sunday, the Justice Ministry said.
India’s Modi widens lead, BJP may win half the seats in key state: poll
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Opposition leader Narendra Modi has widened his lead as candidate to become India’s prime minister and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to emerge as the single largest party in coming elections, according to …
Pakistan army pounds militant hideouts, 18 dead
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani fighter jets attacked suspected militant hideouts in the tribal areas on the Afghan border on Sunday, killing at least 18 insurgents, officials said, the third in a series of air strikes since last week.
