Russia bomb suspect rented apartment in St. Petersburg month before attack
ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) – The main suspect in a suicide bombing on the St Petersburg metro that killed 14 people had rented an apartment in the city a month before the blast, neighbors and a building maintenance worker told Reuters on Wednesday.
Trump says chemical attack in Syria crossed many lines
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government of going “beyond a red line” with a poison gas attack on civilians and said his attitude toward Syria and Assad had changed, but gave no ind…
Islamic State used Mosul museum as tax department
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – After they seized Mosul two years ago and destroyed the priceless Mesopotamian artifacts in its museum, Islamic State militants found a practical use for the building – they turned it into a tax office.
Emirates joins Etihad, Qatar in U.S. cabin laptop ban workaround
DUBAI (Reuters) – Emirates airline said on Wednesday it would start lending first and business class passengers tablets in response to the U.S. ban on most personal electronic devices from passenger cabins of United States-bound flights.
Ahead of Trump-Xi meet, FBI cites illegal Chinese workers at casino site on U.S.-controlled island
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The head of a contractor working on a huge casino resort on a U.S.-administered Pacific island was charged this week with illegally importing and employing Chinese workers, including one who died in March, court documents show.
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.
