Thirteen trapped underground at South African gold mine
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Thirteen South African miners were trapped underground in a gold mine on Thursday after a cave-in, operator Sibanye-Stillwater said.
In Lebanon vote, activists face warlords, powerful political dynasties
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An unlikely bunch of activists have joined forces for Lebanon’s general election in a rare challenge to the sectarian political dynasties and warlords they say left the country in ruins.
German river bank dug up in 36-year old mystery of missing child
PADERBORN, Germany (Reuters) – British military police have started digging up a German river bank to search for the remains of a soldier’s two-year-old daughter who went missing 36 years ago, after a review of evidence suggested clues may have been ov…
UK’s May facing local election losses, Brexit unity at stake
LONDON (Reuters) – Voters in England cast their ballots on Thursday in local government elections expected to show rising support for Prime Minister Theresa May’s opponents in London and add to questions about her ability to follow through on her Brexi…
Iran says will not renegotiate nuclear deal, warns against changes
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister said on Thursday U.S. demands to change its 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers were unacceptable as a deadline set by President Donald Trump for Europeans to “fix” the deal loomed.
U.S. Vice President Pence postpones Brazil trip as North Korea talks loom
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is postponing his plans to travel to Brazil this month in order to ensure foreign policy resources are focused on President Donald Trump’s coming talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Pence’s …
As Greek islands heave under influx, refugees turn to old river route
GREEK-TURKISH BORDER, Northern Greece (Reuters) – As dawn breaks over the waterlogged plain along the border Greece shares with Turkey, an all-too familiar outline of refugees emerges through the morning haze, picking their way through a road well trav…
Israeli court convicts Arab poet of incitement
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli court on Thursday convicted an Arab poet of online incitement to terrorism for using a poem as the soundtrack to images of Palestinians in violent confrontations with Israeli troops.
Myanmar journalists say government failing to protect press freedom: survey
YANGON (Reuters) – Journalists in Myanmar believe their government is failing to defend media freedom despite the transition from harsh military rule to an elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, according to a survey published to mark World Press Free…
Anger as Palestinian Authority cuts Gaza salaries and pays late
GAZA (Reuters) – The Palestinian Authority cut salaries for its staff in Gaza by 20 percent on Thursday and failed to make up for skipping the previous month’s pay, leaving civil servants in the impoverished territory fuming they were pawns in a factio…
