New head of UK high speed rail project to seek all-party support
LONDON (Reuters) – The newly appointed chairman of Britain’s proposed high speed rail network said on Thursday his first task would be to seek cross-party support for the 42.6 billion pound ($68.5 billion) project.
Russia threatens travel restrictions for Japanese officials to disputed islands
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that it will ban visa-free travel for Japanese officials to the disputed Kurile islands if Japan continues to make statements assuming ownership of the islands.
Son of Chinese army singers gets 10 years’ jail for gang rape
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese court jailed the teenage son of two celebrity army singers for ten years on Thursday for gang-raping a woman in a case that has fanned resentment against the offspring of the political elite who are widely seen as spoilt a…
Twenty-seven people killed in Sudan protests: medical source
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Twenty-seven people were killed in Wednesday’s protests in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, a medical source said on Thursday.
Uralkali CEO moved to house arrest in Belarus: lawyer
MINSK (Reuters) – The chief executive of Russian potash producer Uralkali has been moved from jail to house arrest in Belarus, signaling that a diplomatic spat over the collapse of a sales cartel could be nearing an end.
Indian PM condemns Kashmir attack, says peace talks will go on
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s prime minister branded Thursday’s attack by militants on an Indian police station and army camp in disputed Kashmir as “barbaric” but – without mentioning Pakistan – said it would not derail efforts to pursue peace through…
Militants in Kashmir raid crossed from Pakistan: state chief
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – A group of militants who attacked a police station and army camp in India’s Himalayan state of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday had crossed the border from Pakistan the previous day, the state’s chief minister said.
Sudan’s Bashir cancels plan to attend U.N. assembly: U.N. official
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir will not attend the U.N. General Assembly, a U.N. official said on Thursday, as the Sudanese leader faced protests over fuel subsidy cuts at home.
Merkel looks left to rescue Germany’s energy revolution
BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Angela Merkel’s best hope of saving her bold energy revolution may lie in a coalition with the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), who could agree to modest cuts to costly incentives for green power which are, paradoxically…
Shabaab finances face squeeze after Kenya attack
DUBAI (Reuters) – Al Shabaab emerged as a regional threat funded by millions of dollars from activities ranging from extortion to taxing charcoal exports, but its attack on a Kenyan shopping mall is expected to provoke a counter-terrorism response aime…
