Vessel breaks in two off Turkey’s northwest coast
ANKARA (Reuters) – A dry cargo vessel broke in two in the Black Sea off Turkey’s northwest coast, television images showed early on Sunday, while the 11-man crew was rescued.
Two miners trapped at South Africa’s Harmony Gold mine die, three missing
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Two miners at a South African gold mine owned by Harmony Gold have died after they were trapped underground following an earth tremor, the company said on Sunday.
Fighters withdraw after clashes in Yemen capital – officials
DUBAI (Reuters) – Gunmen from both groups in a strained civil war alliance withdrew from streets in the Yemeni capital on Sunday after trading fire in unprecedented violence, officials from the two groups said.
Gunfire heard near Bangladesh border as thousands flee Myanmar violence
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Myanmar’s government said it had evacuated at least 4,000 non-Muslim villagers amid ongoing clashes in northwestern Rakhine state, as thousands more Rohingya Muslims sought to flee across the border to Bangladesh on …
Three missing after Japan military helicopter loses contact over Sea of Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Defense Ministry on Sunday said it was searching for three crew members of a Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) helicopter in the Sea of Japan after contact was lost with the chopper. One crew member had been rescued uninjured…
Changes to proposed U.S. anti-Hezbollah sanctions allay Lebanon’s fears
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Proposed tighter U.S. sanctions on Hezbollah have been altered enough to allay fears of major damage to Lebanon’s economy, a sign Washington is taking concerns about Lebanese stability seriously, banking and political sources said.
New law needed to allow torture victims to sue Afghan government: activists
KABUL (Reuters) – Human rights activists are urging Afganistan’s President Ashraf Ghani to expand anti-torture laws enacted months ago to allow victims abused by security forces to seek restitution and compensation.
After decades of war, Colombia’s FARC rebels to debut political party
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s leftist FARC rebel group will debut its political party at a conference beginning on Sunday, a key step in its transition into a civilian organization after more than 50 years of war and its first chance to announce policy…
Top anti-graft inspector at China’s finance ministry under investigation for graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – The head of the anti-graft committee for China’s Ministry of Finance has been put under investigation himself for suspected graft, the ruling Communist Party’s anti-corruption watchdog said on Sunday.
Storm Pakhar hits Hong Kong and Macau days after deadly Hato
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Tropical storm Pakhar brought strong winds and heavy rain to Hong Kong and Macau on Sunday, just four days after one of the strongest typhoons on record, Hato, caused serious flooding and damage in the territories and killed at le…
