The hard yards begin in Myanmar’s quest for foreign investment
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (Reuters) – In a cramped auditorium in Myanmar’s capital, pro-democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi had a message for the world’s business elite: her country is teeming with foreign investors scouting for opportunities in one of Asia’s…
Indonesian workers protest at consulate in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH (Reuters) – Indonesian workers frustrated by long waits to get exit visas from Saudi Arabia protested outside their Jeddah consulate on Sunday, setting fire to the building’s outer wall and briefly clashing with security forces, witnesses said.
Insight: Murder trial of Italian marines in India navigates murky waters
NEW DELHI/KANYAKUMARI (Reuters) – The thud of bullets smacking into his wooden fishing boat jolted captain John Freddy out of his afternoon nap. He saw one of his crew slumped dead over the helm and then, seconds later, another shot in the chest. The m…
Jordan hosts U.S. jets and missiles in drills in Syria’s shadow
AMMAN (Reuters) – U.S. troops equipped with Patriot missiles and fighter jets began military exercises in Jordan that have drawn condemnation from Russia, which accuses the West of fanning the conflict in neighboring Syria.
Nigeria Islamists hide guns in coffin, kill 13: witnesses
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist insurgents who hid weapons inside a coffin have shot dead 13 people in an attack targeting informants in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, two witnesses said on Sunday.
Thousands of Germans evacuate as dam on Elbe river breaks
MAGDEBURG/GROSS ROSENBURG, Germany (Reuters) – Thousands of people left their homes in eastern Germany on Sunday as a dam burst on the swollen River Elbe and swathes of farmland were flooded in an attempt to spare towns, with meteorologists forecasting…
‘No Nile, no Egypt’, Cairo warns over Ethiopia dam
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s foreign minister, vowing not to give up “a single drop of water from the Nile”, said on Sunday he would go to Addis Ababa to discuss a giant dam that Ethiopia has begun building in defiance of Cairo’s objections.
Sudan edges back from oil showdown with South
KHARTOUM/JUBA (Reuters) – Sudan edged back from a day-old order to block all oil exports from South Sudan on Sunday, saying it could reverse its decision if its neighbor stopped backing rebels, and bringing the countries back from the brink of confront…
Record floods reach Budapest, Suzuki halts plant
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The river Danube was set to reach record levels in Budapest on Sunday night and dikes have been strengthened at critical points to protect the capital from flooding, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.
German opposition renews calls for Merkel ally to resign
BERLIN (Reuters) – German opposition figures have stepped up pressure on the defense minister, a close ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel, to resign after accusing him of making misleading statements over a scrapped contract for reconnaissance drones.
