Strikes kill at least 50 at Qaeda Yemen camp: medics, official
ADEN (Reuters) – At least 50 militants were killed in a U.S. air strike on an al Qaeda training camp in the mountains of southern Yemen, medics and a local official said on Wednesday.
U.S. hopes for talks with China about possible THAAD move to South Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States hopes to talk with China and address its concern about the possible deployment of the THAAD missile defense system that Washington is discussing with Seoul, a senior State Department official said Tuesday.
Russian transport regulator starts checks on budget airlines: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian state transport agency Rostransnadzor has started checks on budget airlines, TASS news agency reported on Wednesday.
Brazil’s Rousseff says ‘will never resign’ in deepening crisis
BRASILIA (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff said on Tuesday she will not resign in Brazil’s worst political crisis in two decades, calling an opposition move to impeach her a “coup d’etat” against democratic rule because she had committed no crime.
U.S. arrest of Iranian gold trader reopens wounds in Turkish graft scandal
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The arrest of an Iranian gold trader whom Turkish prosecutors placed at the heart of a Turkish government graft scandal two years ago hit shares in a state-run bank on Tuesday and raised opposition hopes that new light would be she…
Bhutan tackles violence against women for ‘refusing sex, burning the dinner’
THIMPHU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Sonam Zangmo endured abuse at the hands of her husband for two years before finally walking out on him after the birth of her daughter.
NZ man jailed for eight years over infant formula contamination threat
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – A businessman was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison on Wednesday for threatening to contaminate infant formula in New Zealand, the world’s largest dairy exporter.
Syrian refugees denied critical healthcare in Jordan: Amnesty
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Syrian refugees in Jordan are finding it very difficult to get medical care because of Jordanian fees and bureaucracy, and shrinking humanitarian financial support, rights group Amnesty International said on Wednes…
Top UK firms pay ‘lip service’ to women, many keep them off boards: inquiry
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nearly two-thirds of Britain’s 350 biggest listed companies have failed to reach a target of having 25 percent of female board members, and four-fifths have two or fewer women on their boards, an inquiry into gende…
China detains 37 people linked to vaccine scandal: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese police have detained 37 people linked to a vaccine scandal and are investigating three pharmaceutical companies, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.
