Exclusive: Iran offers to ship crude to India for free to boost sales – sources
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Iran is offering free delivery of crude to major client India, industry sources said, signaling that tough Western sanctions which have slashed its exports in half are driving Tehran to increasingly desperate measures to keep oil …
Striking South African union rejects Northam’s revised offer
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers has rejected a revised wage offer from Northam Platinum, the world’s fifth largest platinum producer, extending a strike by over 7,000 workers, a spokesman said on Thursday.
Ukraine parliament deputies squabble over Tymoshenko’s release
KIEV (Reuters) – Deputies in Ukraine’s parliament squabbled on Thursday about the release of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, but there were no signs of a breakthrough on an issue that is threatening landmark agreements with the European Unio…
Sunni Islamist group claims killing of Iranian prosecutor
DUBAI (Reuters) – Sunni Islamist Baluch militants claimed responsibility for killing an Iranian public prosecutor in revenge for a decision to hang 16 prisoners following a cross-border attack by the group two weeks ago.
Syrian army pushes back after rebels take large arms depot
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad fought rebels in a small town 100 km (60 miles) north of Damascus on Thursday after video footage showed the opposition captured a huge weapons cache.
Egyptian Islamist group to rally against protest law
CAIRO (Reuters) – A hardline Egyptian Islamist group has said it will rally in defiance of a new law designed to regulate protests that the government is expected to pass next week.
Bulgaria investigates politician for money-laundering
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarian prosecutors launched an investigation on Thursday over possible tax fraud and money laundering by a senior politician who ended his political career abruptly last week when he quit party and state posts.
Chemical weapons watchdog verifies previously inaccessible Syrian site
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Global chemical weapons watchdog inspectors using footage from sealed cameras have verified one of two remaining sites declared by Syria, the organization said on Thursday.
Jailed Pussy Riot protester appeals to Russia’s high court
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Pussy Riot punk band member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has asked Russia’s Supreme Court to throw out her conviction and two-year prison sentence, her lawyer said on Thursday.
Turkey seizes 1,200 warheads near Syria border: agency
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey seized a truck loaded with 1,200 rocket warheads and other weapons near the border with Syria on Thursday and detained nine people, the private Dogan news agency reported.
