Russian protest leader gives Kremlin a headache in Moscow vote
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Alexei Navalny has thousands of Russians chanting his name within minutes of stepping onto the stage at a boisterous campaign meeting in the race to become Moscow’s mayor.
Bulgarian protesters demand government resigns
SOFIA (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters rallied in front of Bulgaria’s parliament on Wednesday, demanding the resignation of the Socialist-led government that they accuse of having murky links to influential business circles.
Russia sends missile cruiser to Mediterranean: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is sending a missile cruiser to the east Mediterranean to take over the navy’s operations in the region, Interfax quoted a military source as saying on Wednesday, as the United States prepares for a possible military strike in…
Head of Xinhua says Western media pushing revolution in China
BEIJING (Reuters) – Western media organizations are trying to demonize China and promote revolution and national disintegration as they hate seeing the country prosper, the head of China’s official Xinhua news agency said in comments published on Wedne…
Turkey ready to join any coalition against Syria: PM
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan reiterated on Wednesday that Turkey would take part in any international coalition against Syria, but stopped short of saying whether that would include military action.
Egyptian policeman shot dead in revenge attack
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian policeman was shot dead and another wounded on Wednesday at a checkpoint in the southern town of Aswan, the Interior Ministry said, in what appeared to be a revenge killing.
China’s ex-security chief helping probe, not target: sources
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s former domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang, one of the country’s most powerful politicians of the last decade, is helping authorities in a corruption probe and, contrary to media reports, is not currently the target of the…
South Korean legislator accused of North Korean-style regime plot
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s parliament voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to allow the arrest of one of its members accused of conspiracy to overthrow the government and introduce a North Korean-style regime.
Putin ‘does not rule out’ approving Syria strike with evidence Assad used poison gas
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia did not rule out approving a military operation in Syria if clear evidence showed Damascus had carried out chemical weapons attacks, but said any attack would be illegal without U.N. suppo…
Mexico Congress approves contested education reform
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Congress gave final approval on Wednesday to a government bill to overhaul an education system that badly lags global peers, despite teacher protests seeking to derail it.
