Tsunami alert wound back after large quake hits off Vanuatu
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Officials wound back an initial tsunami threat issued after a large earthquake struck off the coast of the South Pacific islands of Vanuatu on Sunday.
Israel says Mideast arms proliferation imperils its military edge
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel’s neighbors are buying arms on a scale that threatens its regional military superiority, the deputy Israeli air force chief said on Sunday, in remarks that appeared aimed at helping secure more defense aid from a reluctant Washington.
Return of Algerian ex-oil boss hints at revival of reforms
ALGIERS (Reuters) – When ex-oil minister Chakib Khelil left Algeria in 2013 caught up in a corruption scandal, his fall from grace was seen by many as the political end for a staunch ally of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and architect of pro-market ec…
Indian priest kidnapped in Yemen ‘could be freed soon’
MUMBAI (Reuters) – An Indian priest abducted by gunmen in Yemen last month is safe and could be released soon, a Catholic group said on Sunday, quoting the Indian foreign minister.
Debris found in Mauritius to be examined by MH370 investigators
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said that a piece of suspected aeroplane debris found east of Africa on a Mauritian island will be examined to see if it is part of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing two years ago in one of the world’s greate…
Gunmen seize four tugboat crew off eastern Malaysia
MANILA (Reuters) – Gunmen seized four Malaysian crew of a tugboat off the coast of the eastern state of Sabah, a week after a similar attack on a Taiwanese tugboat in the southern Philippines, media reported on Sunday.
‘Out’ leads by 4 percentage points ahead of Britain’s EU referendum: poll
LONDON (Reuters) – Support for Britain to leave the European Union stood at 43 percent, ahead of support to stay within the 28-member bloc, which stood at 39 percent, according to an online survey taken by pollster Opinium for the Observer newspaper.
Islamic State planted thousands of mines in Palmyra: Syrian army
PALMYRA, Syria (Reuters) – Islamic State militants retreating from Palmyra laid thousands of mines that they planned to set off simultaneously as the army moved in, a Syrian officer told Reuters in the ancient city after its recapture from the jihadist…
Niger ministers resign after presidential inauguration: radio
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger’s government has formally resigned to make way for a new cabinet after the re-election of President Mahamadou Issoufou, according to a statement from the government’s secretary-general read on public radio on Saturday.
Guards killed in attack on Libyan oil field by suspected IS militants: spokesman
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Two guards were killed in an attempted attack on an oil field in eastern Libya by suspected Islamic State militants on Saturday, a guards spokesman said.
