Light aircraft crash kills 11 in Tanzania
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – At least 11 people were killed in northern Tanzania on Wednesday when a light aircraft flying to the Serengeti National Park, a popular tourist destination, crashed, the flight operator said.
Merkel’s EU ally says more confident about resolving Brexit problems
LONDON (Reuters) – Manfred Weber, a leading lawmaker in the European Parliament, said on Wednesday he was more confident about Britain and the European Union ironing out difficulties in the Brexit talks.
Head of Afghan election body sacked, raising doubts over 2018 ballots
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani sacked the chairman of the country’s Independent Election Commission on Wednesday, raising doubts over whether parliamentary and council ballots scheduled for next year will take place as planned.
South Korea party leader says U.S. must not strike North Korea without Seoul’s consent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump should “under no circumstances” take military action against North Korea without the consent of the government in Seoul, the chairwoman of South Korea’s ruling party, Choo Mi-ae, said on Wednesday.
Zimbabwe’s army seizes power, Mugabe confined but “safe”
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s military seized power on Wednesday saying it was holding President Robert Mugabe and his family safe while targeting “criminals” in the entourage of the man who has ruled the nation since independence 37 years ago.
UK’s Johnson vows no stone unturned to free aid worker jailed in Iran
LONDON (Reuters) – Foreign minister Boris Johnson said Britain would appeal to Iran on humanitarian grounds to free a jailed aid worker but expressed reservations that granting her diplomatic protection would help secure her release, her husband said o…
Russia, Syria armies step up attacks on Damascus enclave-rebels
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian army backed by Russian jets on Wednesday stepped up shelling and air strikes on a besieged rebel-held enclave in Damascus a day after rebels stormed an army base in the area, rebels, a war monitor and residents said.
Bahrain says deadly bus attack engineered by Iran
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain said on Wednesday a bomb attack on a police bus which killed an officer and wounded nine last month was carried out by a militant cell trained by its arch-foe Iran.
Against the clock, German parties haggle over immigration, euro budget
BERLIN (Reuters) – With just one day left to conclude exploratory talks on forming a new coalition government, German parties were still far apart on Wednesday on the hot issue of immigration and the future governance of the euro zone.
Russian long-range bombers strike Islamic State targets in Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Six Russian long-range bombers struck Islamic State targets near the town of Albu Kamal in Syria’s Deir al-Zor Province on Wednesday, the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement.
