Iranian oil tanker in East China Sea could burn for a month: South Korea official
SEOUL (Reuters) – A stricken Iranian oil tanker in the East China Sea could burn for as long as one month, South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries told Reuters on Wednesday, as the blaze raged for a fourth day following a collision with a freigh…
Pro-independence parties to back former Catalan leader as regional head
MADRID (Reuters) – The two main pro-independence parties in the Spanish region of Catalonia have agreed to back former leader Carles Puigdemont as candidate for regional head, raising the likelihood of a renewed push for a split from Spain this year.
German Social Democrats wary as coalition talks enter crunch stage
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Social Democrats sounded downbeat about their coalition talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives on Wednesday, a day before both camps decide whether they want to move to formal negotiations on establishing a new go…
Western Sahara dispute should invalidate EU-Morocco fish deal, EU court adviser says
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – The European Union’s fisheries deal with Morocco should be declared invalid because it includes Western Sahara, an adviser to the EU’s top court said on Wednesday in the latest legal opinion on trade ties involving the disputed t…
Turkey says all court cases of coup participants to be concluded by year-end
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish courts will have ruled on all cases of suspects who allegedly took part in failed coup attempt by the end of this year, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Wednesday.
Pakistani journalist critical of military escapes kidnap attempt
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani journalist, known for criticizing his country’s military establishment, said on Wednesday he had narrowly escaped being kidnapped by armed men, in an incident that came months after he complained of being harassed by s…
Tunisian Jewish school attacked as anti-government protests rage elsewhere
TUNIS (Reuters) – A Jewish school on a Tunisian island was attacked late on Tuesday as police battled violent unrest elsewhere in the country, arresting more than 200 people, witnesses and the interior ministry said.
Cutting out Brussels middleman, UK ministers make Brexit pitch to Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – Facing a tough line from Brussels on what economic ties between Britain and the European Union will look like after Brexit, a pair of senior British ministers made a direct pitch to Germany to cut Britain a good deal.
Hong Kong government adviser resigns over illegal ivory links
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Hong Kong ivory trader fined this week for illegal possession of ivory resigned on Wednesday from a government advisory panel to protect endangered species, a potentially embarrassing blow for a city fighting to stamp out smuggl…
Malaysia signs $50-million deal with U.S. firm to find missing MH370
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia signed a deal on Wednesday to pay a U.S. seabed exploration firm up to $50 million if it finds the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft MH370 in a new search area in the Southern Indian ocean.
