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…
UAE says Houthi attack on ship in shipping lane was ‘act of terrorism’
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday Yemeni Houthi forces had attacked a UAE vessel in a strategic Red Sea shipping lane off the coast of Yemen at the weekend and called the incident an “act of terrorism.”
Colombia government, rebels in crisis talks after ‘no’ to peace deal
HAVANA/BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government and Marxist guerrillas went back to the drawing board on Tuesday after a peace deal they painstakingly negotiated over four years was rejected in a shock referendum result.
