U.S. presses sides in South Sudan to sign pact to cease hostilities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday urged both sides in the deadly conflict in South Sudan to sign an agreement to cease hostilities immediately.
Singapore supermarket tycoon’s mother abducted in rare kidnap case
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Two men were charged with kidnapping on Friday in Singapore after the elderly mother of a supermarket tycoon was abducted and held for ransom, a rare instance in a country that prides itself on its low crime rate.
Norway says F-35 jet on track; keeping eye on costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Norway’s defense minister on Thursday said the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter program is on the right track after a major restructuring in 2010, with the cost of the new stealth warplane coming down and most technical issues s…
U.S. officials call for end to South Sudan violence, may cut aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – South Sudan risks losing hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. aid if its government and rebel leaders do not end a wave of violence in the fledgling democracy formed with Washington’s strong support, U.S. officials said on Thu…
Iran’s Khamenei says nuclear talks show U.S. enmity
(Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that nuclear negotiations with world powers had revealed U.S. enmity towards the Islamic state.
U.S. officials worry over South Sudan violence, may cut aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – South Sudan risks losing hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. aid if its government and rebel leaders do not end a wave of violence in the fledgling democracy formed with Washington’s strong support, U.S. officials said on Thu…
Iran’s Khamenei says nuclear talks show U.S. enmity
(Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that nuclear negotiations with world powers had revealed U.S. enmity towards the Islamic state.
India diplomat indicted, asked to leave U.S.
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON D.C. (Reuters) – The Indian diplomat whose arrest and strip-searching in New York caused a major rift between India and the United States was indicted for visa fraud on Thursday, and the U.S. government immediately asked her to leav…
Mubarak’s last PM interested in running for Egyptian presidency
CAIRO (Reuters) – Ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak’s last prime minister, Ahmed Shafik, said in a television interview broadcast on Thursday that he would run for president if the army chief does not contest elections.
As Bangkok ‘shutdown’ looms, Thailand’s ‘Teflon’ economy put to the test
BANGKOK (Reuters) – It has been nicknamed “Teflon Thailand” – an economy seemingly impervious to any lasting effects from regular spasms of violent political unrest.
