Magnitude 5.0 quake jolts Japan’s Ibaraki, no tsunami warning
TOKYO (Reuters) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 hit northeast of Tokyo on Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but there were no were immediate reports of damage.
Local governor to seek shutdown of Japan’s only operating nuke plant: media
TOKYO (Reuters) – A newly elected local governor will ask Kyushu Electric Power Co for a temporary shutdown of Sendai nuclear plant, Japan’s only operating facility, as early as August, Asahi newspaper said on Wednesday.
Italy says 3,200 boat migrants rescued Tuesday, one body recovered
ROME (Reuters) – Some 3,200 migrants were plucked from overcrowded boats off the coast of Libya on Tuesday and one dead body was recovered, Italy’s coast guard said, as people smugglers operating in Libya took advantage of calm seas and warm weather.
Islamist militant group Ansar Dine claims Mali attack
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Islamist militant group Ansar Dine claimed responsibility for an attack on an army base in central Mali on Tuesday that killed at least 12 soldiers, according to a social media posting monitored by the SITE Intelligence Group.
North Korea fires three ballistic missiles in new show of force
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired three ballistic missiles on Tuesday which flew between 500 and 600 km (300-360 miles) into the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a series of provocative moves by the isolated country….
EU’s Tusk tells Britain’s May he wants ‘velvet divorce’ after Brexit vote
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Council head Donald Tusk told Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday that he hoped to bring about a “velvet divorce” after Britain’s historic vote last month to leave the European Union.
Myanmar’s military investigates a ‘war crime’ in an era of reform
MONG YAW, Myanmar (Reuters) – The first and second bodies pulled from the shallow grave in northern Myanmar didn’t belong to Aik Chin’s missing son. Nor, he prayed, did the third, whose face was unrecognizable from a severe beating.
Gunmen kill eight fishermen in popular Mexican surf resort
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Gunmen killed eight fishermen in the popular Mexican surf resort of Puerto Escondido late on Monday, prosecutors said, in a rare shooting for a part of the country that has largely avoided serious gang violence.
Kerry says U.S. and Russia plan ‘concrete’ Syria steps
LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday the United States and Russia have planned “concrete steps” for the direction they will take in Syria.
French lawmakers urged to unite on emergency rule after Nice attack
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s government, smarting from accusations that it did not do enough to prevent last week’s deadly truck attack in Nice, asked lawmakers on Tuesday to extend a period of emergency rule that gives police greater search-and-arrest p…
