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…
Peru rescues man trapped in mine after 7.0 quake, no deaths
LIMA (Reuters) – Authorities in Peru said they rescued a man trapped in a mine on Wednesday after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook the coast – causing landslides, damaging homes and schools and injuring at least 17 in rural provinces.
Small bomb goes off outside Greek tax office in wealthy Athens suburb
ATHENS (Reuters) – A small makeshift bomb exploded outside a Greek tax office in a wealthy Athens suburb on Thursday, damaging the entrance of the building and smashing windows but causing no injuries, police officials said.
Debt-wracked nations could learn from Norway, prime minister says
BOSTON (Reuters) – Debt-laden European nations, the United States, and resource-rich developing countries could all learn from Norway’s tight-fisted spending habits and oil wealth management, the Scandinavian nation’s outgoing prime minister said on We…
Venezuela’s Maduro mulls legal move against Airbus over fault in presidential jet
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday said he was preparing legal action against Airbus due to a “serious fault” in his presidential jet following maintenance.
Europe aid chief urges U.N. resolution on Syria relief access
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Europe’s aid chief on Wednesday urged the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution to boost humanitarian access in Syria, an issue that has simmered for months in the shadow of plans for peace talks and a deal on destroyin…
South America studies how to curb U.S. ‘spying’: Ecuador
NEW YORK (Reuters) – South American nations are jointly exploring the creation of a communications system to curtail U.S. spying in the region, Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said on Wednesday.