France’s Sarkozy steps up attacks on Juppe, lags in polls
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy and his camp on Wednesday stepped up attacks on his rival Alain Juppe and a centrist ally they said could not be trusted, in a sign of growing tensions within their conservative Les Republicains (…
At least 12 migrants die in stormy seas off Libya – Italian coastguard
ROME (Reuters) – At least 12 migrants died off the coast of Libya on Wednesday after they put to sea in stormy weather, the Italian coastguard said, adding that many others might have died in the incident.
Argentina looks to tame Peronist opposition with election reform
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s government has introduced a voting reform bill that could hurt the Peronist opposition in a mid-term election next year that will determine the legislative strength that President Mauricio Macri will have in the fin…
Aid agencies in Iraq on high alert as families flee Mosul offensive
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Aid agencies said on Wednesday families who have fled Mosul and surrounding towns were starting to reach displacement camps away from the fighting, as Iraqi forces press on with an offensive to retake Islamic State…
Militants attack NNPC pipeline in Niger Delta: military
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Militants in Nigeria’s southern Niger Delta oil hub attacked a pipeline operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the military and a witness said on Wednesday.
Philippine fishermen put Duterte diplomacy to test, visit disputed shoal
SUBIC, Philippines (Reuters) – On his first voyage as captain, Philippine fisherman Joel Banila was more worried about being battered by Chinese coastguard ships than he was about the impending storm on the horizon in the South China Sea.
Syria rebels reject Russian demand to withdraw from Aleppo: rebel official
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels on Wednesday rejected Russian demands that they withdraw from Aleppo by Friday evening, an official in one insurgent faction said.
Merkel says Swiss, British need separate deals on EU ties
BERLIN/ZURICH (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that European Union talks with Switzerland on the free movement of people should not be linked in any way to the negotiations with Britain over its exit from the EU.
Diplomatic spat between India and Pakistan worsens amid border tensions
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Pakistan may expel five Indian diplomats for espionage and has revealed their names, local media said on Wednesday, a move sure to exacerbate a rift between the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbors that has been widening …
Held in bonded labor, Afghan returnee children make bricks for a living
LONDON (Reuters) – Samina, an eight-year-old Afghan girl, hasn’t been to school since she was forced to return home with her family from Pakistan.
