UK prosecutors charge six people over 1989 Hillsborough disaster that killed 96
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s state prosecution service on Wednesday announced criminal charges against six people over the 1989 Hillsborough soccer stadium crush in which 96 fans died, the country’s worst sporting disaster.
Syrian Observatory says 30 killed in east Syria air strike
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said an air strike early on Wednesday killed at least 30 civilians and injured dozens more in a village held by Islamic State in eastern Syria.
Eyeing election, Russia’s Putin stages visit to voter’s rundown home
IZHEVSK, Russia (Reuters) – In a stage-managed gesture of benevolence a year ahead of a presidential election, Russia’s Vladimir Putin flew 1,200 km (750 miles) to call in on a woman living in squalor and ordered her to be rehoused immediately.
Romania’s justice minister Toader keeps post in new government, finmin out: sources
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s Justice Minister Tudorel Toader will keep his post in a new Social Democrat-led government but finance minister Viorel Stefan will be replaced, two senior ruling party officials told Reuters.
Canada, European NATO states to raise defense spending by 4.3 percent in 2017
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European allies of NATO and Canada will increase defense spending by 4.3 percent in 2017, marking a cumulative $46 billion jump since cuts stopped in 2014, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.
‘Last chance’ Cyprus peace talks open in Swiss Alps
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (Reuters) – Rival Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders began talks on Wednesday aimed at reuniting the divided island after more than 40 years, needing to overcome prickly issues in what some fear could be the last chanc…
Hong Kong residents seek British passports amid fears for future
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Many Hong Kong residents, worried about growing encroachment by Beijing as the financial hub marks 20 years since its return to China, are rushing to secure British passports as a safety net in the case of social unrest or the ero…
Iran says will act on U.S. court ruling on Trump’s travel ban
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran said on Wednesday it would take “reciprocal action” in response to the U.S. Supreme Court allowing a partial implementation of President Donald Trump’s travel ban on six Muslim-majority countries.
Cambodia’s Hun Sen orders probe into rights group
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered an investigation on Wednesday into The Situation Room, a consortium of rights groups which criticized local elections this month that handed a victory to Hun Sen’s ruling party.
Six arrested in Spain, Britain, Germany for Islamist militant links
MADRID (Reuters) – Six people have been arrested in Spain, Britain and Germany accused of links to the Islamist militant group Islamic State, and the indoctrination and radicalization of potential members, the Spanish interior ministry said on Wednesda…
