Nigerian president makes ‘speedy recovery’ from illness
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has made a “speedy recovery” from illness in London and was well enough to attend an investor conference there, the presidency said on Friday.
Sinopec oil pipeline blast kills 35 in eastern China
BEIJING (Reuters) – An explosion in a Sinopec Corp oil pipeline killed 35 people in Qingdao in eastern China on Friday, causing a blaze that took several hours to bring under control and halting operations at a major oil port, media and ship brokers sa…
Torture rife in Uzbekistan, U.N. watchdog says
GENEVA (Reuters) – Torture is rife in prisons and police stations in Uzbekistan, where activists are rounded up and routinely mistreated, the U.N. torture watchdog said on Friday.
Pakistani doctor who helped U.S. find bin Laden charged with murder
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan on Friday charged with murder the doctor who helped the United States track down al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, in the latest development in a case that has strained ties between the two countries.
Czech police search Lufthansa flight after bomb threat
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech police were searching a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt that landed at Prague Airport after a mentally ill Czech man anonymously called in a bomb threat, a police spokeswoman said on Friday.
Philippines needs to think smart to attract private sector to rebuilding
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines is compiling a typhoon reconstruction plan which needs to win budget support from Congress and attract funds from the private sector and donors with ideas likely to shape President Benigno Aquino’s legacy.
Indian police investigate editor after sex assault claim
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The editor-in-chief of India’s leading investigative magazine is being probed over claims that he sexually assaulted a woman colleague, a senior police official said on Friday, after the media, activists and politicians urged a cr…
Czech police search Lufthansa flight after bomb threat
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech police were searching a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt that landed at Prague Airport, due to an anonymous bomb threat, an airport spokeswoman said on Friday.
China’s education institutes cash in on deciphering reform plan
BEIJING (Reuters) – The impact of China’s ruling Communist Party’s reform plan may not be known for some time but one clear winner has already emerged: schools that are charging officials up to $1,400 to “interpret” the lengthy document.
Israel’s opposition Labour party elects new leader
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s struggling opposition Labour party has elected a new leader seen as a potential moderate ally for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rightist cabinet, results of a party poll showed on Friday.
