South Korea rattled by rare 5.4-magnitude quake
SEOUL (Reuters) – A rare earthquake of magnitude 5.4 rattled South Korea on Wednesday, its second most powerful quake on record, shaking buildings but causing no major damage or injuries.
Divided Srebrenica awaits Mladic verdict 22 years after massacre
SREBRENICA, Bosnia (Reuters) – Almir Salihovic sits in his office in Srebrenica, waiting for a U.N. tribunal to give its judgment on the man accused of massacring his cousins and uncles there in 1995. He is hoping for a measure of justice, but little e…
Cambodia’s former opposition leader announces return to politics
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Former Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy announced his return to politics on Wednesday after having resigned as head of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) earlier this year.
Zimbabwe army launches takeover against ‘criminals’ around Mugabe, says president ‘safe’
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s military seized power early on Wednesday targeting “criminals” around President Robert Mugabe but gave assurances on national television that the 93-year-old leader and his family were “safe and sound”.
Russia passes ‘foreign agents’ media law on second reading: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s lower house of parliament on Wednesday passed on second reading a law that would allow the Russian authorities to designate foreign media operating in Russia as “foreign agents”, RIA news agency reported.
North Korea’s Kim trades missiles for tractors during testing lull
SEOUL (Reuters) – After a summer filled with flaming rockets and an earth-shaking nuclear blast, North Korea’s state media is portraying Kim Jong Un as a leader who has temporarily traded weapons for workshops.
Going strong after 70 years: UK’s Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip celebrate platinum anniversary
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will add another landmark to her record-breaking reign on Monday when she and Prince Philip celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary.
Britain’s Johnson to meet husband of aid worker jailed in Iran
LONDON (Reuters) – British foreign minister Boris Johnson will on Wednesday meet the husband of an aid worker jailed in Iran to discuss granting diplomatic protection to her as part of an effort to secure her release from prison.
Plane crash in Russia’s far east kills six: report
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Six people were killed when a small plane crashed in Russia’s far eastern region of Khabarovsk early on Wednesday, Russian news agencies said.
Injuries reported in Singapore transit train collision
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A Singapore mass transit train collided early on Wednesday with another at a station, injuring 25 people, authorities said, the latest incident involving the city-state’s railways.
