MH370 report says plane in ‘increasing rate of descent’ when it vanished
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A report into missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 by the Australian safety investigator leading the search supports its view that the aircraft descended rapidly after running out of fuel with no human intervention, the agency said…
German police arrest Syrian suspected of belonging to terrorist group
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police have arrested a Syrian man in Berlin on suspicion of being a member of a foreign terrorist organization, local police tweeted.
Jury selection begins in Venezuelan first lady’s nephews’ U.S. trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jury selection got underway in New York on Wednesday in the trial of two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady who are facing U.S. charges that they attempted a multimillion-dollar drug deal for a large amount of cash to help their fam…
Russia tells rebels to leave Syria’s Aleppo by Friday evening
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and the Syrian army on Wednesday told anti-government rebels in Aleppo to leave by Friday evening, signaling an extended moratorium on air strikes in the city.
Philippines’ Duterte rails at U.S. ‘monkeys’ for halting gun sale
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte chided the United States on Wednesday for halting the planned sale of 26,000 rifles to his country, calling those behind the decision “fools” and “monkeys” and indicating he might turn to Russia a…
Amnesty International evicted from its Moscow office
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Amnesty International, a campaign group which has accused the Kremlin of violating human rights with its bombing campaign in Syria, was evicted from its Moscow office on Wednesday.
Imran Khan says he expects Pakistani Supreme Court inquiry to topple Sharif
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan said on Wednesday that he expected a Supreme Court corruption investigation to topple Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and repeated his calls for Sharif to resign immediately.
Spanish judge to probe alleged security lapses at bombed Afghan embassy
MADRID (Reuters) – A Spanish High Court judge agreed on Wednesday to investigate allegations that Spain’s ambassador to Afghanistan ignored security concerns before the Taliban attacked the country’s embassy in Kabul last year, killing two Spanish poli…
Kenya says withdrawing its troops from a U.N. mission in South Sudan
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Kenya said on Wednesday it would withdraw its troops from the U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan after it sacked a Kenyan who led the force and was accused of not responding to an attack on a hotel in the South Sudanese capita…
Far rightists threaten asylum seekers in eastern German town
BERLIN (Reuters) – Suspected far-right extremists have threatened asylum seekers in the eastern German town of Bautzen, police said on Wednesday, adding to signs of discontent over an influx of almost one million last year.
