Bad weather holds up Indian Ocean search for missing Malaysia MH370 aircraft
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Adverse weather has caused a delay of up to eight weeks in the Indian Ocean search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, search officials said on Wednesday, pushing the hunt well beyond an expected conclusion date of mid-2016.
Japan ruling bloc election win could be too big for markets to swallow
TOKYO (Reuters) – A big win for Japan’s prime minister and his allies in a Sunday election would raise concern that the government will switch its focus from a stuttering economy to revising the post-war, pacifist constitution to ease constraints on th…
China says facing flood of online info distorting party history
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party is having to fight back against a flood of online information casting doubt over, distorting or slandering the party’s official history, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Brexit a double-edged sword for France’s National Front
PARIS (Reuters) – Britain’s vote to leave the European Union looks like a boost for France’s eurosceptic National Front, but that could turn to trouble for the party if voters see instability across the Channel when they elect a new president in 10 mon…
New Zealand government evaluating court order on China extradition
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s justice minister said on Wednesday she was looking into a High Court ruling that has ordered the government to reconsider the extradition of a man accused of murder to China because of concerns he may not be treated…
France’s Le Pen says she would vote for Trump
PARIS (Reuters) – Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s far right National Front party, said in a magazine interview said that if she were American, she would vote for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Different targets, different countries: The challenge of stopping Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Deadly attacks in four countries linked to Islamic State show the limitations of U.S.-led efforts to loosen the group’s grip in Syria and Iraq, and the challenge of stopping attacks that are not only globally dispersed but very d…
Open criticism, unruly militias add to Afghan government woes
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan recently sent a team of officials to investigate alleged abuses by militias loyal to two rival strongmen in the country’s north, underlining concern that tensions there are undermining the authority of the government in Ka…
May leads three-horse PM race as Brexit hits pound and property
LONDON (Reuters) – Interior minister Theresa May opened up a strong lead on Tuesday in what is now a three-horse race to become Britain’s next prime minister, but the first stage of voting was overshadowed by post-Brexit carnage for property investors …
Iraq’s interior minister resigns after massive Baghdad bomb attack
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s interior minister resigned on Tuesday and said a deputy would take over his responsibilities, a few days after the deadliest of many car bombings in Baghdad since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
