China jails former Nanjing city chief for 12 years for graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – A court in eastern China on Wednesday sentenced the former Communist Party chief of the major city of Nanjing to 12-1/2 years in jail, after finding him guilty of corruption.
U.S. grounds Osprey aircraft in Japan after Okinawa crash
TOKYO (Reuters) – The United States military on Wednesday grounded its tilt-rotor MV-22 Osprey aircraft in Japan after Tokyo called for a halt to flights following a crash southwest of Okinawa island, the first accident involving the aircraft in the As…
Myanmar government ‘following the law’ in Rakhine, probe panel says
YANGON (Reuters) – A commission set up by Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to investigate attacks on border posts and the army’s brutal response on Wednesday said security forces had abided by the law in a Muslim-majority area of northwestern Rakhine St…
Britons in Spain fret over health care, may come home after Brexit
MIJAS, Spain (Reuters) – British pensioner Judy Swatridge’s spine is held together by titanium pins and plates since breaking her back over 10 years ago. She needs regular check-ups and takes prescription drugs for illnesses including diabetes and high…
Peruvian activists fight for forcibly sterilized women
LIMA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Feminist activists in Peru are fighting a government decision to stop investigating claims by women who say they were forcibly sterilized, arguing that thousands of women deserve to have their cases heard.
Investigators begin final sweep of MH370 search area
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Investigators looking for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are making their last sweep of the search area in the Indian Ocean, Australian authorities leading the search said on Wednesday.
Eleven headless bodies found in Yemen’s port city Aden: news website
DUBAI (Reuters) – Eleven headless bodies have been dumped in a nature reserve in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, a local news website reported on Wednesday.
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar loses final bid for freedom
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Jailed Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday lost his final bid for freedom when a federal court rejected his appeal to set aside his sodomy conviction and five-year jail term.
Mexican Senate passes medical marijuana bill
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill on Tuesday that would allow for the use of medical marijuana, in a further step toward outright legalization in a country long wracked by warring drug cartels.
Syria’s civil war to mar Obama legacy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The fall of the last rebel-held areas in the Syrian city of Aleppo could seal the fate of the “Obama Doctrine,” deepening the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in decades and staining U.S. President Barack Obama’s legacy.
