Three Russians jailed in Greenpeace protest freed on bail
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Three of the 30 people arrested during a Greenpeace protest walked free on bail on Thursday, defiant that the action against Arctic oil drilling was justified and that the response by the authorities was not.
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 …
Guinea gold mine explosion kills up to 25: sources
CONAKRY (Reuters) – A gas explosion has killed as many as 25 people in a gold mine in eastern Guinea, a resident and a police source said on Thursday.
Turkish police detain man trying to breach security at PM’s office
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish police fired in the air and detained a man who tried to breach a security cordon near Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s offices on Thursday, an official in the premier’s office said.
Nepal election in shambles as Maoists claim fraud, reject result
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal’s powerful Maoist leader and former guerrilla chief Prachanda said on Thursday he did not accept the results of an election his party appeared to be losing, throwing the Himalayan nation into a fresh political crisis.
Mortar fire hits Saudi desert near Iraq, Kuwait borders
RIYADH (Reuters) – Six mortar bombs landed near a remote Saudi border post close to neighboring fellow oil producers Iraq and Kuwait, but caused no damage, Saudi Arabia said on Thursday, a day after the incident.
French police arrest Paris shooting suspect
PARIS (Reuters) – French police have arrested a man they suspect shot a newspaper employee and fired at a bank this week, saying he had been jailed in the 1990s for his role in another Paris shootout that killed three policemen.
Spain’s Socialists try to lure back leftist faithful
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Socialists, booted from power two years ago as economic crisis ravaged the country, are going back to their leftist roots to try to win back voters who feel the party sold out.
French troops kill deputy to feared Islamist Belmokhtar
BAMAKO (Reuters) – French special forces have killed the second-in-command of the feared Islamist commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar in an operation in the region of Tessalit in northern Mali, security sources said on Thursday.
Ukraine parliament rejects proposed laws to release Tymoshenko
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday rejected draft laws that would allow jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko to go to Germany for medical treatment, clouding prospects for a landmark trade agreement with the European Union.
