Russia may change budget rules to cope with Crimea: deputy PM
BERLIN (Reuters) – Russia may change its budget rules to reflect the addition of Crimea and its population of about 2 million people, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov was quoted as saying on Thursday during a visit to Berlin.
Egypt woman professor targets young in bid to save Brotherhood
CAIRO (Reuters) – With a spare bed always ready for friends on the run, Wafaa Hefny is not your average English literature professor.
Group of deputies wants Gorbachev investigated over Soviet break-up
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A small group of lawmakers have asked Russia’s top prosecutor to investigate whether the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, should face treason charges over his role in the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union.
Gaza athlete still runninng despite West Bank marathon ban
GAZA (Reuters) – Kicking up dust on the back roads of northern Gaza within sight of the Israeli fence that seals off the enclave, Olympic athlete Nader Al-Masri is still training, despite being barred from competing in his people’s largest sporting eve…
Anti-China protesters leave Taiwan parliament, vow to fight on against pact
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Hundreds of student protesters filed out of Taiwan’s parliament on Thursday after occupying the legislature for more than three weeks and vowed to press on with their campaign against a trade pact with Communist mainland China.
Iran proposes Arak reactor change to cut plutonium output: media
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has made a proposal that would significantly lower plutonium production at a planned reactor, a senior Iranian official was quoted as saying, signalling flexibility on a key issue in talks to end the nuclear dispute with world p…
New ‘pings’ stoke optimism for Malaysia plane hunt
SYDNEY/PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – A new acoustic signal was detected in the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on Thursday, further boosting confidence that officials are zeroing in on the missing plane after weeks of searching.
Egypt steps up campaign to control mosques
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Egyptian government has stepped up a campaign to curb Muslim Brotherhood influence over mosques, saying it has licensed more than 17,000 state-approved clerics to give Friday sermons to stop places of worship falling “into the han…
Kuwait says three citizens abducted in Syria
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait said three of its citizens have been kidnapped in Syria and it has asked Turkey for help in trying to secure their release.
Israeli minister urges Netanyahu to annex settlements
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A senior Israeli minister has urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex a swathe of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying peace talks with the Palestinians were dead.
