China investigates top Guangdong official over ‘discipline’
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A top official in China’s prosperous Guangdong province is being investigated for “serious discipline violations”, which is often a euphemism for corruption, state media said on Friday.
Gunmen shoot dead town mayor at Philippine airport
MANILA (Reuters) – Gunmen on Friday shot dead a town mayor and three other people at the airport in the Philippine capital, Manila, sending travelers fleeing for safety, authorities said.
U.N. says peacekeeping base in South Sudan attacked, deaths reported
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A United Nations peacekeeping base in South Sudan’s Jonglei state was attacked on Thursday and the organization has received reports that some people have been killed, a senior U.N. official said.
Amid austerity, EU agrees to boost defense cooperation
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to cooperate more closely on making falling defense budgets go further, while President Francois Hollande failed to win any promise of EU help to pay for French military operations in Afric…
Almost 90 hurt as ceiling collapses at London theatre
LONDON (Reuters) – Emergency services said nearly 90 people were injured on Thursday when part of the ceiling collapsed during a performance at a packed London theatre, bringing the city’s West End entertainment district to a standstill.
U.N. says peacekeeping base in South Sudan attacked, deaths reported
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A United Nations peacekeeping base in South Sudan’s Jonglei state was attacked on Thursday and the organization has received reports that some people have been killed, a senior U.N. official said.
U.S. tries again to calm India over accused diplomat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior U.S. official called India’s foreign secretary on Thursday in another attempt by Washington to tamp down the furor in India over the arrest and treatment of one of its diplomats in New York.
Russia blocks U.N. statement condemning Syrian attacks: diplomats
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia blocked a U.N. Security Council statement on Thursday that would have condemned the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for recent missile and “barrel bomb” attacks on civilians, including children, U.N. dip…
Iran, six world powers resume expert talks on nuclear deal
GENEVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Iran and six world powers resumed expert-level talks in Geneva on Thursday to work out how to put into practice a landmark deal obliging Tehran to curb its nuclear program in return for some relief from economic sanctions.
Amid austerity, EU agrees to boost defense cooperation
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to work more closely on defense and make falling military budgets stretch further, but British Prime Minister David Cameron said London would resist any attempt to form a European army.
