Saudi-led air strikes kill at least 20 Yemeni civilians: officials
DUBAI (Reuters) – At least 20 Yemeni civilians were killed and many others were wounded when a Saudi-led coalition air strike hit a village in the south, officials from the armed Houthi movement and the government said on Wednesday.
Gunmen in Pakistan kill four Shi’ites in suspected sectarian attack
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Gunmen on Wednesday shot dead four members of the Shi’ite Muslim minority in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Baluchistan, officials said, in what police suspect was a sectarian attack.
France’s armed forces chief resigns after clash with Macron over budget cuts
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s armed forces chief resigned on Wednesday in a dispute with Emmanuel Macron over defense budget cuts, an early test of the newly elected president’s mettle and the tough presidential style he is cultivating.
Singapore offers cargo plane, drones to help Philippines fight militancy
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore has offered a military transport airplane, drone surveillance aircraft and use of combat training facilities to support the Philippines’ fight against the rising threat of Islamist militancy, the defence ministry said on…
India’s top court to decide on right to privacy, but much more at stake
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday to determine whether individual privacy is a fundamental right protected by the constitution, in a ruling legal scholars say will have far-reaching consequences.
Gaza health care suffers as Palestinian factions play blame game
GAZA (Reuters) – Ritta al-Jalees doesn’t care who’s to blame for the deteriorating state of healthcare in Gaza. All she wants is to ensure her three sons get the help they need to breathe.
Maoist rebels in Philippines attack presidential guards; one dead, five wounded
MANILA (Reuters) – Five Philippine presidential guard members were wounded and a paramilitary guard killed on Wednesday in an attack by Maoist rebels disguised as soldiers, security officials said, an incident that could dent a stuttering peace process…
MH370 search data unveils fishing hot spots, ancient geological movements
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Detailed sea-floor maps made during the unsuccessful search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, released by Australia on Wednesday, could help increase the knowledge of rich fisheries and the prehistoric movement of the eart…
Bad weather brought down Myanmar army plane, say investigators
YANGON (Reuters) – Investigators have concluded that a Myanmar military plane that crashed last month with 122 soldiers, family members and crew on board stalled and nosedived into the Andaman Sea due to bad weather, state media said on Wednesday.
Thai judge hands down 21 guilty verdicts in major trafficking trial
By Panu Wongcha-um, Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Aukkarapon Niyomyat
