Car bomb rams cafe in Somalia’s capital, killing seven: officials
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A car bomb rammed into a cafe in the Somali capital Mogadishu near compounds housing government ministries on Wednesday, killing seven people, officials and ambulance services said.
Friend of South Korea’s ousted Park to be transferred to different location
SEOUL (Reuters) – A long-time friend of ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye is to be transferred to a different location to prevent her from coming into contact with the detained leader, a prosecution official said on Wednesday.
U.S., France, Britain propose U.N. resolution on Syria gas attack
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States, Britain and France on Tuesday proposed a United Nations Security Council resolution to condemn a suspected deadly chemical weapons attack in Syria, which diplomats said would likely be put to a vote on Wedn…
Labour accused of feeble response to ex-London mayor’s Hitler remarks
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party suspended former London Mayor Ken Livingstone for saying Adolf Hitler had supported Zionism, but the party was accused of being too soft on the veteran hard-left politician.
China denounces India hosting Dalai Lama in disputed region
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Wednesday that India’s decision to host Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on a contested stretch of land on the India-China border would cause serious damage to relations between the two countries.
Warplanes mount fresh airstrikes in Idlib area: Syrian Observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Warplanes mounted five air strikes on Wednesday in a rebel-held area of northwestern Syria where dozens of people were killed the day before in a suspected chemical attack, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
Islamic State kills 31 in Iraq’s Tikrit: security sources, medics
TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) – At least 31 people were killed, including 14 police officers, and more than 40 wounded in attacks overnight by Islamic State militants in the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit, security and medical sources said on Wednesday.
One person dead after quake strikes near Iran’s Mashhad
LONDON (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake struck northeast Iran on Wednesday near the holy city of Mashhad, leaving at least one person dead and several injured.
Trust ratings of Philippines’ Duterte fall slightly, poll shows
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s trust ratings declined slightly in an opinion poll in the first three months this year, crimped by what political analysts call his deadly war on drugs that killed poor slum dwellers.
May suggests free movement could continue during Brexit implementation: BBC
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May has not ruled out allowing the free movement of people between Britain and the European Union during “an implementation phase” after Britain leaves the bloc, the BBC reported on Wednesday.
