U.S. exploration firm offers to resume MH370 search, families say
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A U.S. seabed exploration firm has offered to take on the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, families of passengers and a Malaysian government minister said on Wednesday, in a bid to solve one of the world’s greatest av…
EU says mulling ‘range of actions’ on Venezuela but sanctions unlikely now
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is considering a “whole range of actions” in response to rising tensions in Venezuela, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday after the head of the bloc’s parliament called for targeted sanctions against President Nicol…
Philippines’ Duterte calls North Korea’s Kim a ‘fool’ over nuclear ambitions
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday described North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a “fool” and a “son of a bitch”, just days before Manila hosts an international meeting certain to address Pyongyang’s long-range missile …
Recent Japanese radiation mishap deemed level 2 incident
TOKYO (Reuters) – An accident at a Japanese nuclear research facility in June that exposed five workers to radiation has been initially deemed a Level 2 ‘incident’ on an international scale for radiological releases, the Nuclear Regulation Authority sa…
Islamic State attacks Syrian army east of Homs: monitors
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State militants attacked Syrian government forces and their allies in countryside east of Homs and Hama on Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Embassy attack fuels fears ISIS bringing Iraq war to Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – An attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul has reinforced fears that Islamic State militants are seeking to bring the group’s Middle East conflict to Afghanistan, though evidence of fighters relocating from Iraq and Syria remains elusive…
Kremlin: Russian private citizens fighting for Syria’s Assad are volunteers
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Any Russian private citizens fighting with pro-government forces in Syria are volunteers and the Russian Defence Ministry has nothing to do with them, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a conference call with reporters on Wednesday…
Two U.S. troops killed in attack on convoy in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. troops were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday when their convoy came under attack in Kandahar province, Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said. He did not immediately provide further information.
New Pakistan PM consults ousted boss Sharif on cabinet picks
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi began his first full day in office on Wednesday by meeting his ousted former boss Nawaz Sharif, a signal the ex-premier would continue to wield influence after the Supreme Court d…
Trump factor weighs as Vietnam intensifies crackdown on dissidents
(Reuters) – A crackdown on communist Vietnam’s increasingly vocal dissidents has become the biggest in years and activists say authorities have been emboldened by the Trump administration’s lack of emphasis on human rights.
