Thai PM’s supporters head for huge Bangkok rally, rule out violence
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Thai government supporters are expected to descend on Bangkok this weekend in a symbolic show of force after months of sometimes violent protests aimed at bringing down Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Hunt for Malaysian plane heads underwater to find black box
PERTH (Reuters) – The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in remote seas off Australia headed underwater on Friday, with a U.S. Navy high tech “black box” locator deployed for the first time as the battery life of the cockpit data recorde…
Ukraine must have real, not cosmetic, constitutional reform: Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday Ukraine must carry out “real” rather than “cosmetic” constitutional reform and prove its independence from the West.
Man and myth collide as India’s Modi eyes final ascent to power
VADNAGAR, India (Reuters) – Narendra Modi spent his childhood in a modest three-room dwelling made of mud and brick nestled in a narrow, crowded lane in the western Indian town of Vadnagar.
U.S. warns China not to try Crimea-style action in Asia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China should not doubt the U.S. commitment to defend its Asian allies and the prospect of economic retaliation should also discourage Beijing from using force to pursue territorial claims in Asia in the way Russia has in Crimea, …
U.N. says Chadian soldiers killed 30 in Central African Republic attack
GENEVA (Reuters) – Chadian soldiers killed 30 civilians and seriously wounded more than 300 in an indiscriminate attack on a market on March 29 in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, a spokesman for the U.N. human rights office said on Fri…
Erdogan takes battle with enemies beyond Turkish frontiers
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s battle to root out the “terrorists” he says are embedded in the Turkish state is extending beyond its frontiers to Africa and Asia, further complicating foreign policy already hit by tensions …
Turkish court orders partial lifting of YouTube ban
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish court on Friday ruled that a blanket ban of social-media website YouTube violated human rights and ordered most of the restrictions be lifted, citing a top court ruling this week that scrapped a similar ban on microblogging…
South Korea, China condemn Japan over textbooks in latest fight
SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) – South Korea and China on Friday condemned new Japanese textbooks that say that islands at the centre of separate territorial disputes belong to Japan, the latest in a series of disputes between Tokyo and neighbors Seoul and Be…
North Korea launches unprecedented personal attack on South Korea leader
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea published comments on Friday attacking South Korean President Park Geun-hye, descending to unprecedented levels of personal insult by describing her as a “repulsive wench” who had failed to marry or bear children.
