Search resumes after eight survivors of Kiribati ferry rescued
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand military planes on Monday were scouring a section of the Pacific Ocean for more survivors from a missing ferry after eight people were rescued from a dingy that was adrift for days.
Militants attack Afghan army post near military academy in capital
KABUL (Reuters) – At least five militants attacked an army outpost near one of Afghanistan’s main military academies on Monday and at least one soldier was killed and three wounded, a defense ministry official said.
Australia to spend $3.1 billion to increase stake in global arms exports
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Monday Australian military equipment manufacturers will be offered government-backed loans as part of a A$3.8 billion ($3.1 billion) package to become one of the world’s top 10 defense exporter…
Blasts heard near military academy in Afghan capital: police, witness
KABUL (Reuters) – A series of explosions hit an area near the Marshal Fahim military academy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, early on Monday, a witness said.
Brexit legislation under fire as it enters upper house
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a fresh challenge pushing her flagship Brexit law through parliament after lawmakers demanded changes only a day before parliament’s upper house begins to debate the legislation.
I tweet from bed sometimes, Trump says
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, who has garnered a large following on social media with rambunctious postings, said he sometimes tweets from bed, though he occasionally allows others to post his words.
Finns, worried by Russia, hand cautious president huge election win
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s moderate President Sauli Niinisto cruised to a rare first round election win on Sunday as his delicate balancing of ties with neighbor Russia and the U.S.-led NATO military alliance resonated with voters.
Egypt orders detention of three men accused of attacking ex-anti-corruption watchdog
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s public prosecutor has ordered the detention of three men pending an investigation into an attack on a former anti-corruption watchdog chief, state news agency MENA said late on Sunday.
Polish team rescues French climber from Pakistan’s ‘Killer Mountain’
WARSAW (Reuters) – After an exhausting night ascent, Polish climbers rescued French mountaineer Elisabeth Revol from the treacherous slopes of Pakistan’s “Killer Mountain” but were unable to save her climbing companion, Poland’s winter climbing team sa…
Russia’s Navalny detained as protesters point to poll fraud threat
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian police wrestled opposition leader Alexei Navalny into a patrol wagon on Sunday moments after he appeared at a rally to urge voters to boycott what he said would be a rigged presidential election in March.
