Amnesty accuses Sudan of using chemical weapons in Darfur
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Sudan’s government has carried out at least 30 likely chemical weapons attacks in the Jebel Marra area of Darfur since January using what two experts concluded was a probable blister agent, Amnesty International said on Thurs…
China to build deepest, largest high-speed rail station at Great Wall
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will build the world’s deepest and largest high-speed railway station at a popular section of the country’s Great Wall, as part of its preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympics, state media reported on Thursday.
Hundreds brought down from slopes of erupting volcano in Indonesia
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Hundreds of climbers have been brought down safely from the slopes of an Indonesian volcano that erupted this week, the disaster agency said on Thursday, although the fate of several daredevil tourists who declined to leave was not…
Rescuers pull 15 out from China landslide, 26 still missing
BEIJING (Reuters) – Rescuers have pulled 15 people alive from a landslide that slammed into a village in China’s eastern Zhejiang province after a typhoon but 26 people are still missing, state media said on Thursday.
Three killed in electoral campaign shooting in Brazil
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Three people were shot dead and a deputy state governor was wounded on Wednesday when a disgruntled city employee opened fire on a campaign rally motorcade in central Brazil ahead of municipal elections on Sunday that have turned …
Exclusive: Pakistani rebel chief says would welcome help from arch-rival India
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The elusive leader of a major rebel group fighting for independence in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province said he would welcome cash and other help from India, words likely to alarm Islamabad which accuses New Delhi of stirring troub…
U.S. to send more troops to Iraq ahead of Mosul battle
BAGHDAD/ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Reuters) – The United States will send around 600 new troops to Iraq to assist local forces in the battle to retake Mosul from Islamic State that is expected later this year, U.S. and Iraqi officials said on Wednesday.
Rise in Nigerian sex slavery in Italy fueled by violence and ‘juju’ magic
CATANIA, Italy (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Nigerian teenager Beauty arrived in Sicily after crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa last year, she had only hours to phone the man who trafficked her – or risk lethal repercussions for loved …
Britain must explain Brexit strategy to limit uncertainty: think tank
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain needs to begin explaining its Brexit strategy to avoid prolonged uncertainty for businesses and negotiating partners, a London-based think tank said on Thursday, warning that internal squabbling risked undermining the governm…
German ministry says mother, baby escape from Syria to Turkey
BERLIN (Reuters) – A German woman who was kidnapped in war-torn Syria last year and gave birth while in captivity escaped with her baby to Turkey on Wednesday, the German foreign ministry said.
