Black box for sunken tanker Sanchi opened: Iranian media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The black boxes for the tanker Sanchi and the freighter CF Crystal, the two vessels that collided in the worst oil ship disaster in decades, have been opened, the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) reported on Wednesday.
U.N. calls on Myanmar for unhindered access to Rohingya camps
MAUNGDAW, Myanmar (Reuters) – The United Nations on Wednesday called on Myanmar to give aid agencies unhindered access to camps it has built for tens of thousands of Muslim Rohingya refugees before they can return after fleeing Myanmar military operati…
Alienation drives young Palestinians beyond politics
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Confrontations between young Palestinians and Israeli soldiers have taken on a life of their own since Palestinian leaders called for protests against Donald Trump’s decision to treat Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Exclusive: Somalia lures defectors in new push against insurgents
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – As an undercover operative for Somalia’s al Shabaab militia, Nasteh spied on the insurgent group’s senior commanders to ensure their loyalty and planned bombings and assassinations in government-controlled territory.
Suspected U.S. drone kills two Haqqani network militants in Pakistan
PARACHINAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A suspected U.S. drone attack on a house in northwestern Pakistan killed two militants from the Afghan Taliban-allied Haqqani network, two Pakistani security officials said on Wednesday.
Myanmar to sign ceasefire with two rebel groups amid decades of conflict
YANGON (Reuters) – Two armed ethnic groups in Myanmar have agreed to sign a ceasefire with the government, state media reported on Wednesday, as leader Aung San Suu Kyi seeks to revive a stuttering peace process to end decades of conflict.
Brazil braces for ruling that could bar Lula from 2018 race
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Reuters) – An appeals court will decide on Wednesday whether to uphold the corruption conviction of Brazil’s most influential politician, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a decision that would likely bar him from runnin…
Blast near Save the Children aid group office in Afghanistan, official says
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Attackers set off a car bomb near the office of the Save the Children aid agency in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday and then clashed with security forces, a provincial government spokesman said.
EU ambassador says he expects release of Swedish citizen detained by China
BEIJING (Reuters) – The European Union’s Ambassador to China said on Wednesday he expects Chinese authorities to immediately release Swedish citizen and Hong Kong-based bookseller Gui Minhai, echoing demands from Stockholm.
Mattis sees Indonesian forces drink snake blood, roll in glass
JAKARTA (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis saw Indonesian troops drink snake blood, roll in glass, break bricks with their heads, walk on fire, and more, in a rare military demonstration on Wednesday meant to show the unique skills of Indone…
