Two Somali soldiers die trying to defuse car bomb: police
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Two soldiers died when a car bomb exploded as they were trying to defuse it in Somalia’s capital on Wednesday, police said.
Rebels attack South Sudan’s Yei, four soldiers dead: governor
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Rebels attacked the South Sudanese town of Yei on Tuesday, killing at least four government soldiers, the state governor said.
Two Indonesians sentenced to 85 lashes of cane for gay sex
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) – An Islamic court in Indonesia has sentenced two men to 85 lashes of the cane for having sex together, judges in the conservative province of Aceh said, ignoring pleas for clemency from human rights groups.
Japan top spokesman denies PM involved in another school scandal
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s top government spokesman denied on Wednesday that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had intervened to help an educational institution run by a friend get permission to set up a veterinary school in a state special economic zone.
Islamic State claims attack on state-run TV station in Afghanistan
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Militant group Islamic State on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a television station in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar that killed a security guard as well as all three attackers …
Greeks join nationwide strike over new round of bailout reforms
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek ferry, bus and train services were disrupted and civil servants and doctors stopped work in nationwide walkout on Wednesday, as lawmakers debated austerity measures that lenders want the indebted country to implement.
China installs rocket launchers on disputed South China Sea island: report
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has installed rocket launchers on a disputed reef in the South China Sea to ward off Vietnamese military combat divers, according to a state-run newspaper, offering new details on China’s ongoing military build-up.
Merkel’s conservatives extend lead over Social Democrats: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives have extended their lead over the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) to 12 percentage points, a poll showed on Wednesday, almost four months before a federal election.
Honduras moves 773 gang members to complete prison shake-up
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – The Honduran government said on Tuesday it had moved 773 gang members to a maximum security prison, completing the relocation of some 2,000 highly dangerous inmates in a bid to prevent penitentiaries serving as command centers f…
South Korea’s Moon says ‘high possibility’ of conflict with North as missile crisis builds
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday there was a “high possibility” of conflict with North Korea, which is pressing ahead with nuclear and missile programs it says it needs to counter U.S. aggression.
