Dramatic letter details Australian outlaw Ned Kelly’s capture
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A 133-year-old letter has given the first civilian account of the capture of Ned Kelly, Australia’s most famous outlaw, and will go on public display for the first time on Monday.
Taiwan says China could launch successful invasion by 2020
TAIPEI (Reuters) – China will be able to fend off U.S. forces and successfully invade Taiwan by 2020, the island’s Defense Ministry said on Wednesday, the first time Taipei has given such a precise timetable for the threat it says it faces.
Turkish court upholds convictions of top officers over coup plot
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s appeals court upheld convictions on Wednesday of top retired military officers for leading a plot to overthrow Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s government a decade ago in a case underlining civilian dominance over a once all-…
China’s Bo Xilai allowed to appeal against life in jail
BEIJING (Reuters) – A court in eastern China on Wednesday allowed ousted former senior politician Bo Xilai to appeal against a life sentence handed out last month on crimes of corruption and abuse of power.
Polish PM denies seeking replacement for finance minister
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk denied on Wednesday he was planning to dismiss Finance Minister Jacek Rostowski.
Iran rejects U.S. condition for joining Syria peace conference
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran rejects any conditions for taking part in a long-delayed peace conference on Syria, Iranian media reported, in effect dismissing a U.S. suggestion that Tehran back a call for a transitional government in Damascus.
Afghan Taliban say Pakistan still holds ex-No 2 in jail
KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan Taliban said on Wednesday Pakistan has not freed their former second-in-command, Mullah Baradar, as promised and that his health is deteriorating in prison.
Maldives sets October 19 presidential poll after first vote annulled
MALE (Reuters) – The Maldives will hold a new presidential election on October 19, the election commission announced on Wednesday, after the Supreme Court annulled a September 7 poll citing voter fraud.
Azerbaijan leader Aliyev eyes third term in presidential poll
BAKU (Reuters) – Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev looks certain to extend his rule in the oil-producing former Soviet republic for a third straight term in an election on Wednesday that opponents say has already been skewed in his favor.
U.N. faces U.S. lawsuit over Haiti cholera epidemic
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Human rights lawyers representing Haitian victims of a cholera epidemic they blame on U.N. peacekeepers announced on Wednesday they were filing a lawsuit against the United Nations, with a New York court seeking compensation …
