At least 20 people being held hostage in Somalia’s capital after suicide bomb attack
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Gunmen were holding at least 20 people hostage in a restaurant in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Thursday, police said, after a suicide bomber rammed a car next door and militants stormed inside in an attack claimed by Islamist al…
Tepco to work with local government on nuclear plant review
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo Electric Power Co will work with local government to review the safety of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant, which could mean a later restart date than planned originally, the company’s incoming CEO said.
Iran kills members of Sunni jihadist group in southeast
LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian forces killed two members of a Sunni Muslim jihadist group in the city of Chabahar on Wednesday and arrested five others, the intelligence minister said, as security forces stepped up measures to prevent militant attacks.
Italian parliament approves long-delayed justice reform
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s parliament finally approved a contested reform of the justice system on Wednesday, ending more than two years of debate on an overhaul aimed at making it more difficult for criminals to avoid conviction.
Herrera de Noble, publisher of Argentine paper Clarin, dies at 92
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Ernestina Herrera de Noble, publisher of Argentina’s most widely circulated newspaper and one of the country’s wealthiest women, died in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, a spokesman for Grupo Clarin confirmed. She was 92.
U.S. military to “find way forward” with Seoul on THAAD defenses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States expressed confidence on Wednesday that it could address South Korean concerns over the U.S. deployment of its THAAD missile defense system, as officials looked to a June 29-30 trip by South Korean President Moon…
U.S. moves long-range rocket launchers to Tanf base in southern Syria – regional intelligence sources
AMMAN (Reuters) – The U.S. military has moved a new truck-mounted, long-range rocket launcher from Jordan to a U.S. base in Tanf, Syria near the Iraqi and Jordanian borders, stepping up its presence in the area, two regional intelligence sources said o…
Cuba kicks off electoral process leading to Castro handover
HAVANA (Reuters) – Communist-run Cuba said on Wednesday it was calling for municipal elections on Oct. 22, kicking off the electoral procedure that should lead to the handover of power from Raul Castro to the next president.
Leo Varadkar: Immigrant’s son becomes Ireland’s youngest PM
DUBLIN (Reuters) – When Leo Varadkar’s Indian father, Ashok, moved to Ireland in the 1970s, he chose one of Western Europe’s most socially conservative countries to call home.
Name in frame, Macedonia seeks Greek support to join EU, NATO
ATHENS (Reuters) – Macedonia asked Greece on Wednesday to help its bid to join NATO and the European Union, efforts frozen by a decades-long dispute over the ex-Yugoslav republic’s name.
