Indonesia orders mass evacuation as alert raised on Sumatra volcano
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia ordered the evacuation of 15,000 residents near an active volcano in the west of the vast archipelago on Sunday as authorities raised the alert for the emergency to the highest level.
Thai capital hit by biggest protests since deadly 2010 unrest
BANGKOK (Reuters) – About 100,000 anti-government protesters gathered in Thailand’s capital on Sunday, as simmering tensions between Bangkok’s middle classes and the mostly rural supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra threatened to boil…
Region will lose sleep over Iran deal: Saudi adviser
RIYADH (Reuters) – People in the Middle East will lose sleep over a nuclear deal between global powers and Iran, a Saudi foreign policy adviser said on Sunday, signaling the deep unease Sunni Muslim Gulf states have over Western rapprochement with thei…
Iran oil, energy investment sanctions still in force: U.S.
DUBAI (Reuters) – The nuclear deal signed on Sunday will not allow any more Iranian oil into the market, or let western energy investors into the country, but it does freeze U.S. plans for deeper cuts to Iranian crude exports, Washington says.
U.S., Japan slam China’s ‘destabilizing’ move on East China Sea airspace
TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Japan and ally the United States sharply criticized China’s move to impose new rules on airspace over islands at the heart of a territorial dispute with Tokyo, warning of an escalation into the “unexpected” if Beijing enfor…
Bombs kill nine and wound 54 in northern Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A car bomb and a suicide bomber killed at least nine people and wounded 54 in northern Iraq on Saturday, police and medical sources said, in the latest of a wave of attacks in crowded public places.
Maoist rebels extend truce in Philippine disaster areas
TACLOBAN, Philippines (Reuters) – Maoist rebels extended on Sunday for another month a unilateral ceasefire in areas devastated by typhoon Haiyan in the central Philippines, ordering guerrillas to help distribute food, water and other relief supplies i…
Bahrain says arrests two ‘terror’ suspects
MANAMA (Reuters) – Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said it has arrested two Gulf Arab citizens suspected of plotting “terror” attacks against the island kingdom.
Secondary laws for Mexico telecoms overhaul to be delayed: lawmakers
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Legislation to implement a major overhaul of Mexico’s telecommunications industry will not be approved until early next year, pushing back a deadline set for December, two senior lawmakers said on Saturday.
Iran digs in heels on enrichment at nuclear talks
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran said on Saturday it cannot accept any agreement with six major powers that does not recognise what it describes as its right to enrich uranium, a demand the United States and its European allies have repeatedly rejected.
