Muslims around the world celebrate Eid, ending Ramadan holy month
(Reuters) – Muslims around the world celebrated the Eid-al-Fitr religious holiday on Wednesday, marking the end of Islam’s holy month of Ramadan.
China chides U.N. group over criticism of ‘arbitrary’ detention
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Wednesday U.N. authorities should respect its judicial independence after a U.N. agency said last week an American businesswoman who is accused of spying in China had been detained arbitrarily.
Pope consoles parents of American student killed in Rome
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Wednesday consoled the parents of a 19-year-old American university student whose body was found in the Tiber River, who police suspect was murdered.
Farewell ‘pantomime villain’: Farage will miss EU boos
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – Nigel Farage, the outgoing leader of the UK Independence Party, said on Wednesday he would miss being the “pantomime villain” of the European Parliament after Brexit, but would stay on for now to see that Britain got a good trade…
In shadow of Brexit, NATO considers Russian deterrence
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO leaders meet in Warsaw on Friday to cement a new deterrent against what they see as an emboldened Russia, returning to Cold War-style defense with Washington again taking the part of Europe’s protector.
Kremlin: Istanbul attack could be result of Turkey, EU ignoring Moscow’s ‘signals’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Wednesday it believed that the recent attack on Istanbul airport could be a result of Turkish and European security services ignoring Moscow’s signals about suspected “terrorists” hiding in Turkey and Europe.
Hong Kong security chief says no legal way to return bookseller to China
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s security chief said on Wednesday that there was no legal way a Hong Kong bookseller who returned to the city after being detained on the mainland could be sent back to China.
Australian PM Turnbull in reach of hollow election victory
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Embattled Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday pulled within striking distance of the votes needed to form a narrow majority government in a cliffhanger election that has left the country in limbo and his leadershi…
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…
