Many dead in air strikes on IS-held village near Turkey border: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes on an Islamic State-controlled village with a mainly Kurdish population near Syria’s northern border with Turkey killed and injured dozens on Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Typhoon Chaba batters South Korea, disrupts port, factories; three dead
SEOUL (Reuters) – Typhoon Chaba battered southern parts of South Korea with violent wind and heavy rain on Wednesday, killing at least three people and flooding the country’s main port and industrial sites and disrupting production at some factories.
Some 4,650 migrants saved, 28 die trying to reach Italy: coast guard
ROME (Reuters) – More than 4,650 migrants were saved on Tuesday and 28 bodies recovered in more than 30 rescue missions off the Libyan coast, Italy’s coast guard said on Wednesday.
Protests force week-long shutdown at South Africa’s Wits University
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Clashes between police and student protesters forced South Africa’s Wits University to suspend classes for the second time in less than a month, as unrest mounted again over education costs.
Cambodia opposition leader leaves headquarters for first time in five months
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s main opposition party on Wednesday welcomed a sign of cooling political tension after authorities refrained from arresting its leader, Kem Sokha, on his emergence from months of being holed up in party headquarters.
Cambodia opposition leader leaves headquarters for first time in five months
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s main opposition party on Wednesday welcomed a sign of cooling political tension after authorities refrained from arresting its leader, Kem Sokha, on his emergence from months of being holed up in party headquarters.
Thailand bars entry to teenage Hong Kong activist whose supporters blame China
BANGKOK/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Thailand on Wednesday barred entry to a Hong Kong student activist who helped organize pro-democracy protests in the Chinese-ruled city in 2014, with his supporters blaming China for the move.
About 4,655 migrants saved, 28 bodies found in rescues off Italy
ROME (Reuters) – About 4,655 migrants were saved on Tuesday and 28 bodies recovered in more than 30 rescue missions off the Libyan coast, Italy’s coast guard said on Wednesday.
Selling uniforms for food, Venezuela oil workers feel the pinch
MARACAIBO, Venezuela (Reuters) – For decades, jobs at Venezuela’s state-run oil giant PDVSA were coveted for above average salaries, generous benefits and cheap credit that brought home ownership and vacationing abroad within reach for many workers.
Hurricane Matthew hammers Haiti and Cuba, bears down on U.S.
LES CAYES, Haiti/GUANTANAMO, Cuba (Reuters) – Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in almost a decade, hit Cuba and Haiti with winds of well over 100 miles-per-hour on Tuesday, pummeling towns, farmland and resorts and forcing hundreds of th…
