Iran’s Rouhani says economic problems go beyond sanctions
DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani said Iran’s economic problems went beyond sanctions, blaming “unparalleled stagflation” on the profligacy and mismanagement of his predecessor, hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Senior official in China’s Hubei faces graft probe
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is investigating a senior provincial official for graft, the ruling Communist Party’s corruption watchdog said on Wednesday, making him the latest target amid a crackdown on corruption.
Egypt prosecutor orders arrest of two leading activists
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian prosecutor has ordered the arrest of two prominent activists for inciting protests, a source in the prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday, including one whose group helped lead the popular uprising that ousted Hosni Mubara…
Five years after war, Georgia defies Russia over Europe
TBILISI (Reuters) – Five years after it fought a war with Russia, Georgia is preparing to defy its former Soviet masters again by initialing an accord on strengthening ties with Europe.
Ukrainian president Yanukovich pours scorn on jailed political rival
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich poured scorn on his jailed rival, former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, on Wednesday, saying the question of her imprisonment should not hinder Kiev’s integration with the European Union.
Taliban kill six literacy workers in Afghanistan: officials
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban militants gunned down and killed six people in Afghanistan working on a government-backed literacy project in the northern province of Faryab, officials said on Wednesday.
Thailand’s Suthep: dissent crusher turns protest leader
BANGKOK (Reuters) – In 2010, the last time Thailand was gripped by large-scale anti-government protests, Suthep Thaugsuban, then deputy prime minister, was the man wielding the sword.
String of bombings, shootings kill at least 20 across Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 20 people were killed and 35 wounded in bombings and shootings in Iraq on Wednesday, police and medical sources said, the latest in a string of attacks that threaten to tilt the country back into all-out sectarian warfare.
Defying China, U.S. bombers and Japanese planes fly through new air zone
TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two unarmed U.S. B-52 bombers flew over disputed islands on a training mission in the East China Sea without informing Beijing while Japan’s main airlines ignored Chinese authorities when their planes passed through a new a…
Britain’s Cameron curbs welfare benefits for EU migrants
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday promised to make it harder for migrants from the European Union to access Britain’s welfare system and pledged to try to restrict the freedom of movement of people from poorer EU states in ti…
