Five Sudanese soldiers killed in Yemen conflict
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Five Sudanese soldiers have been killed while fighting for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition against Houthi forces in Yemen, a spokesman for Sudan’s armed forces said on Wednesday.
China’s H7N9 bird flu death toll at 47 in March: government data
BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported 47 human fatalities from H7N9 bird flu in March, the national health authority said on Wednesday, compared with 61 deaths in February.
Abu Sayyaf leader behind execution of foreigners is killed, Philippines says
MANILA (Reuters) – A leader of a militant group who was directly involved in the kidnap and execution of Canadian and German nationals was among those killed by Philippine troops in a clash on a resort island this week, the military said on Wednesday.
Fury in Vietnam over United passenger dragged from plane
HANOI (Reuters) – Outrage spread to Vietnam on Wednesday over United Airlines’ handling of a passenger dragged from his seat after it emerged that the 69-year-old U.S. doctor was Vietnamese by birth.
China’s Xi urges peaceful resolution of North Korea tension in call with Trump
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a peaceful resolution of rising tension on the Korean peninsula in a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, as a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group st…
A journey to Scarborough Shoal, the South China Sea’s ‘Waterworld’
SCARBOROUGH SHOAL, South China Sea (Reuters) – For Filipino fishermen, a trip to the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea is an uncomfortable one at the best of times.
Child suicide bombings surge in Boko Haram conflict: UNICEF
ABUJA (Reuters) – The use of children as suicide bombers by the insurgents of Boko Haram has surged in 2017, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.
Brazil judge opens corruption investigation into eight ministers: court official
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A Brazilian Supreme Court judge opened investigations into eight ministers and dozens of other senior politicians including the heads of the upper and lower houses of Congress, according to a list of names released by a court offic…
Preparations under way to evacuate besieged Syrian towns: commander, Observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Preparations began on Tuesday to evacuate the Shi’ite populations of two Syrian towns in exchange for moving Sunni rebels and civilians out of two others in a deal between the warring sides, a monitor and a pro-government commander s…
Brazil judge orders corruption probe into a third of Temer’s cabinet
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A Supreme Court justice dealt President Michel Temer and Brazil’s political elite a heavy blow on Tuesday by ordering investigations into eight cabinet ministers and dozens of lawmakers allegedly linked to the country’s biggest cor…
