U.N. maritime court tells Russia to free Greenpeace ship
HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) – The U.N. maritime tribunal on Friday ordered Russia to release a Greenpeace ship and 30 people arrested in a protest against Russian Arctic oil drilling, most of whom have just been released from detention on bail.
Child killed by gunfire in clashes in Egypt’s Suez city
CAIRO (Reuters) – A 10-year-old boy shot dead on Friday near clashes between supporters and opponents of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Mursi in Egypt’s northern city of Suez, security and medical sources said.
Philippines struggles to keep typhoon aid, donations graft-free
MANILA (Reuters) – As millions of dollars pour in for more than four million left homeless by a typhoon in the central Philippines, authorities are grappling with a familiar problem – how to stop fraudulent claims and prevent greedy politicians taking …
Czech police end search of Lufthansa flight after bomb threat
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech police were questioning a 34-year-old man who they said made a hoax bomb threat against a Lufthansa flight that landed in Prague on Friday, a police spokeswoman said.
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 in a crackdown on dissent, the U.N. torture watchdog said on Friday.
Women enslaved in UK beaten and emotionally abused: police
LONDON (Reuters) – Three women enslaved for 30 years in a London house were beaten and subjected to psychological abuse, in one of the worst cases of domestic servitude to emerge in Britain, police said on Friday.
Child killed by gunfire in clashes in Egypt’s Suez city
CAIRO (Reuters) – A 10-year-old boy was killed by gunfire on Friday while walking near the site of clashes between supporters and opponents of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Mursi in Egypt’s northern city of Suez, security and medical sources said….
EU loses out on Ukraine, but may have dodged a bullet
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – In post-Soviet Europe, Russia looks to have won a decisive victory by convincing Ukraine to reject a trade deal with the European Union and deepen ties with Moscow instead.
Six Islamist factions unite in largest Syria rebel merger
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The six largest Islamist rebel factions in Syria declared a new Islamic Front on Friday, forming the largest alliance of opposition fighters yet in the 2-1/2-year conflict.
China president to promote allies in sweeping reshuffle: sources
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to promote a string of allies in coming months as part of a sweeping reshuffle of the Communist Party, the government and the military, three separate sources with ties to the leadership said.
