Japan’s Fukushima cleanup halted after ditch digger dies
TOKYO (Reuters) – A worker at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant died on Friday after being buried under gravel while digging a ditch, prompting the operator to suspend cleanup work for safety checks.
South Korea proposes aid for North if it halts nuclear arms program
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye proposed a broad range of economic aid for impoverished North Korea on Friday if it agrees to give up its nuclear program.
Pistorius murder trial adjourned until April 7
PRETORIA (Reuters) – The murder trial of Oscar Pistorius was adjourned on Friday until April 7, when the South African Paralympic and Olympic track star is expected to take the stand in his own defense in a high-stakes bid to prove his innocence and av…
Masked gunmen shoot policeman in Lebanon’s Tripoli
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) – Masked gunmen shot dead a policeman on Friday in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, security sources said, the second killing of a member of the security forces in two days.
Indian Air Force cargo plane crashes, killing all five crew
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian Air Force cargo plane crashed on Friday, killing its crew of five, in the latest of a string of accidents to spotlight poor safety standards across the country’s armed services.
Three killed in raid on militants in south Yemen
SANAA (Reuters) – Two al Qaeda militants and a Yemeni soldier were killed on Friday in a raid by security forces on a residential building in the southern city of Dalea, local officials said.
Kazakhstan halts Russian missile tests on its land after rocket crash
ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakhstan said on Friday it had suspended rocket and missile tests by Russia at military testing sites rented by Moscow on Kazakh territory after a Russian rocket crashed near a village.
Hungary opposed to economic sanctions against Russia: PM
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary is against the European Union imposing a round of economic sanctions on Russia over its intervention in Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Orban was quoted as saying in an interview published on Friday.
Grenade attack on Thai anti-graft office ahead of PM hearing
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Grenades were thrown at the offices of Thailand’s anti-corruption agency, which has summoned the prime minister to answer charges of dereliction of duty next week, as protesters trying to oust her prepared for a big weekend rally.
Turkey sacks defense official involved in China missile talks
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has removed Murad Bayar, Defence Ministry undersecretary for the state-run defence industries, from his post with immediate effect, the official gazette showed on Thursday.
