Leaders of South African ‘Boer Army’ plot receive long jail terms
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Five leaders of a “Boer Army” white supremacist plot in South Africa to assassinate Nelson Mandela and drive blacks out of the country were sentenced to 35 years in prison on Tuesday after a trial lasting more than 10 years.
China suspects Tiananmen crash a suicide attack- sources
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities investigating what could be Beijing’s first major suicide attack were searching for two men from Muslim-dominated Xinjiang on Tuesday after three people suspected to be from the restive region drove a SUV into a …
Judge in Brotherhood trial withdraws, case indefinitely adjourned
CAIRO (Reuters) – The trial of three senior Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leaders on charges of inciting violence was halted on Tuesday after the judge said the court felt “unease” over the case.
Saudi Arabia frees man jailed for Mohammad tweets: sources
RIYADH (Reuters) – A Saudi blogger was freed on Tuesday, 20 months after he was detained for publishing an imaginary conversation with Islam’s Prophet Mohammad on Twitter, his friend and a lawyer said, though there was no confirmation from the governme…
China’s top court urges judicial independence, end to interference
BEIJING (Reuters) – China must rid its courts of corruption and stop officials interfering in decisions, a paper on reforms by the top court said on Tuesday, referring to a judicial system that answers to the Communist Party and almost never sides with…
Vietnam court sentences Facebook campaigner to house arrest
HANOI (Reuters) – A Vietnamese Facebook user who campaigned online for the release of his brother jailed for criticizing the government was handed on Tuesday the relatively light sentence of 15 months of house arrest for “abusing” his freedom.
Insight: From Russia to labor shortages, Latvia faces stern tests in euro
VALKA, Latvia (Reuters) – From his office near Latvia’s border, Valka deputy major Viesturs Zarins can see the future. It’s down the road, right at the supermarket and past the derelict house.
South Korea may struggle to cut reliance on nuclear power: IAEA
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – South Korea may struggle to cut its reliance on nuclear power, as a working group has suggested it do, because the country has no natural resources to fill its huge energy requirements, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA…
South Korea may struggle to cut reliance on nuclear power: IAEA
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – South Korea may struggle to cut its reliance on nuclear power, as a working group has suggested it do, because the country has no natural resources to fill its huge energy requirements, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA…
Thai rubber farmers threaten to intensify protest as government rejects demands
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Rubber farmers in Thailand on Tuesday threatened to intensify protests as the government rejected their calls for Bangkok to buy their produce at prices higher than the market.
