Hungary welcomes wealthy Chinese despite migrant hostility
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Prime Minister Viktor Orban is known for his outspoken hostility to migrants and has built a razor-wire border fence to keep them out, but he has also quietly opened Hungary’s doors to foreigners rich enough to pay to live in the c…
Residents flee as Afghan troops battle Taliban in city of Kunduz
KABUL (Reuters) – Thousands of residents have fled or face deteriorating conditions as fighting between Afghan forces and Taliban militants entered its third day in the embattled northern city of Kunduz, officials said on Wednesday.
Turkish troops clash with Islamic State in Syria
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s army said it clashed with Islamic State over the border in Syria, leaving one soldier and 23 militants dead, as Ankara stepped up an operation to clear fighters from the war-torn zone.
Diver killed by stingray at Singapore aquarium
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A diver has died after being stung in the chest by a stingray at a Singapore aquarium, the aquarium’s owner said on Wednesday.
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.
