Moroccan injured during protest dies after weeks in coma
RABAT (Reuters) – A protester who fell into a coma after being wounded in protests that have shaken northern Morocco died in hospital on Tuesday, a lawyer and a judicial official said.
Manchester airport pipe bomb plotter found guilty
LONDON (Reuters) – A man who tried to smuggle a pipe bomb onto a flight from Britain’s Manchester Airport was found guilty of possessing explosives with intent to harm on Tuesday.
Five dead as quake strikes in remote part of China’s Sichuan province
BEIJING (Reuters) – An earthquake measuring 6.5 in magnitude struck a remote and mountainous part of the southwestern province of Sichuan on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, killing five people and trapping 100 tourists in a popular scenic spo…
Iranian drone comes close to U.S. fighter jet: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An unarmed Iranian drone came within 100 feet (31 meters) of a U.S. Navy warplane as it prepared to land on an aircraft carrier in the Gulf, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.
Putin vows continued Russian support for Georgia’s rebel Abkhazia
PITSUNDA, Georgia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin assured Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia on Tuesday of Moscow’s continued political and military support.
Afghan elders ask Taliban to release villagers after attack
SAR-E PUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan village elders are trying to arrange the release of around 150 families held by Taliban fighters in a remote area of the northern province of Sar-e Pul while they await for security forces to arrive, officials …
Merkel rival wants to stay SPD leader if loses election
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s rival Martin Schulz, has said he wants to stay on as leader of the Social Democrats (SPD) even if his party loses in a federal election next month.
Philippines says China wanted non-legally binding South China Sea code
MANILA (Reuters) – China pushed for a maritime code of conduct with Southeast Asian countries that would not be legally binding, the Philippine foreign minister said on Tuesday.
U.S. denies bombing Iraqi Shi’ite militia near Syrian border
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State on Tuesday denied responsibility for an attack near the Syrian border which killed dozens of members of an Iraqi Shi’ite militia and, that group said, several of Iran’s elite Revolutiona…
Diplomacy fails to defuse India, China border crisis: sources
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s diplomatic efforts to end a seven-week military standoff with China have hit a roadblock, people briefed on the talks said, prompting Chinese state-run media to trumpet rhetoric of “unavoidable countermeasures” on the unma…
