Japan PM visits flood disaster zone, promises help as new warnings issued
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited flood-stricken parts of Japan on Wednesday as the death toll from the worst weather disaster in 36 years reached 176 and health concerns rose amid scorching heat and the threat of new floods.
Greece says will not tolerate behavior violating its laws
Greece will not tolerate any behavior which violates international law, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Wednesday.
Malaysia says believes fugitive financier Jho Low has left Macau
Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho, wanted in connection with a multibillion-dollar graft scandal at state fund 1MDB, is believed to have left Macau for an unknown destination, Malaysian police said on Wednesday.
Turkish court jails executives over 2014 mine disaster
A Turkish court sentenced five mining executives to up to 22 years in jail on Wednesday for their role in the coal mine disaster in May 2014 that killed 301 people, the ruling showed.
German court sentences neo-Nazi murderer to life in prison
A German court on Wednesday sentenced defendant Beate Zschaepe to life in prison, finding her guilty on 10 counts of murder as part of a neo-Nazi gang and handing her the longest possible sentence.
Ticket offers, tributes as world soccer toasts Thai cave boys’ rescue
With victory dedications, soccer shirts and offers of tours and match tickets, some of soccer’s biggest names are cheering the rescue of 12 Thai boys and their coach from a flooded cave, a drama as gripping as the World Cup now at the semi-final stage….
Landslides in India’s north-east kill eight children, one woman
Torrential rains triggered landslides in northeastern India on Wednesday, killing eight children and a woman, an official said.
Greece to expel two Russians over suspected Macedonia interference: Kathimerini
Greece will expel two Russian diplomats and ban entry to another two over suspicions they tried to undermine an agreement between Athens and the neighboring Macedonia last month, Greek newspaper Kathimerini reported, citing diplomatic sources.
Russia to expel two Greek diplomats: RIA, citing lawmaker
Moscow will respond to the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Greece by expelling two Greek diplomats, RIA news agency said on Wednesday, citing a member of the upper house of parliament, Andrei Klimov.
Trump slams gas pipeline deal, calls Germany Russian ‘captive’
U.S. President Donald Trump launched a forceful public attack on German support for a Baltic Sea gas pipeline deal with Russia on Wednesday, saying Berlin was a “captive to Russia” and criticizing its failure to raise defense spending by more.
