Japan two-party politics in doubt as drubbing of Democrats looms
TOKYO (Reuters) – Four years after the Democratic Party of Japan swept to power in a historic election ending decades of one-party dominance, the DPJ looks set for defeat in next month’s upper house poll, raising doubts about its future and prospects f…
Mongolia neo-Nazis announce a change of tack – pollution control
ULAN BATOR (Reuters) – A Mongolian neo-Nazi group has rebranded itself as an environmentalist organization fighting pollution by foreign-owned mines, seeking legitimacy as it sends Swastika-wearing members to check mining permits.
Obama, Bush brought together in Africa at embassy bomb memorial
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and his predecessor George W. Bush stood side-by-side in Tanzania on Tuesday to commemorate the victims of the al Qaeda bombing of the U.S. Embassy 15 years ago – an attack that foreshadowed the United S…
UAE jails 61 Islamists in coup plot trial, rights groups protest
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Sixty-one convicted coup plotters received jail terms of up to 10 years in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday after a trial that targeted Islamists and drew criticism from human rights groups.
Snowden threatens new U.S. leaks, asks numerous countries for asylum
LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden broke his silence on Monday for the first time since fleeing to Moscow over a week ago, blasting the Obama administration and saying he remained free to make new disclosures abo…
Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian in West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian during a confrontation in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Palestinian officials said.
Iran says new U.S. sanctions will complicate nuclear issue
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has played down the impact of U.S. sanctions that came into effect this week, but said the measures would complicate a resolution to the dispute over its nuclear program.
Russian helicopter crash kills at least 19
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A helicopter packed with passengers crashed in Siberia on Tuesday, killing at least 19 of the 28 people aboard, Russia’s civil aviation commission said.
Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes Indonesia’s Sumatra island-USGS
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An earthquake measuring 6.2 magnitude struck the northern tip of Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
UAE court jails scores of Emiratis in coup plot trial: TV
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – A United Arab Emirates court on Tuesday convicted and jailed most of 94 Emiratis accused of plotting a coup, Abu Dhabi television said, at the end of trial analysts said reflected official mistrust of Islamist groups following the…
