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…
Insight: After lost decades, hopes rise for Congo dam to power Africa
INGA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Deep in the bowels of the giant Inga hydroelectric dam that straddles the mighty Congo river stands a fading map named “The motorways of electric power from Inga”.
Syrian refugee women sexually harassed in Lebanon: HRW
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Women refugees who escaped Syria’s conflict to find sanctuary in neighboring Lebanon have been sexually harassed by employers, landlords and an employee of a local aid group, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.
Philippines says China carrier in South China Sea raises tension
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines said on Wednesday the imminent arrival of China’s sole aircraft carrier in the disputed South China Sea for the first time for a training mission would raise tension.
Analysis: Enforcing rules in air zone will stretch China’s air force and navy
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military could struggle to cope with the demands for intensified surveillance and interception if it tries to enforce the rules in its new air defense zone over islands at the heart of a territorial dispute with Ja…
U.N. calls for urgent help for Philippine farmers after typhoon
ROME (Reuters) – Philippine farmers need urgent assistance to avoid a “double tragedy” befalling rural survivors of the typhoon that hit the country earlier this month, the United Nations’ food agency said on Wednesday.
Merkel and SPD clinch coalition deal two months after vote
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) clinched a coalition deal early on Wednesday that puts Germany on track to have a new government in place by Christmas.
China says monitored U.S. bombers’ flight through airspace zone
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday it had monitored the entire progress of two unarmed U.S. B-52 bombers that flew over disputed islands in the East China Sea on a training mission without informing Beijing.
Insight: After Assad, Syria democrats learn to fear Qaeda
BEIRUT (Reuters) – When he was agitating for revolution, urging fellow Syrians to rise up against President Bashar al-Assad, Abdullah dreaded the midnight knock at the door from the secret police.
