Air strikes target road out of rebel-held Aleppo: Observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes targeted one of the last roads into opposition-held areas of Aleppo on Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, a day after the United States and Russia presented a ceasefire plan to begin Saturday.
Israel razes West Bank homes of two Palestinian assailants: army
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli army bulldozers on Tuesday demolished the homes of two Palestinians who killed five people in attacks in the occupied West Bank and Israel last year, the military said.
Germany says reform efforts in Ukraine must not flag now
KIEV (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Tuesday that reform efforts in Ukraine must not now flag and come to a standstill halfway through.
JAL jet aborts takeoff evacuates after smoke from engine enters cabin
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japan Airline Boeing 737 passenger jet aborted a take-off and evacuated passengers at Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan after smoke from its right engine entered the cabin.
Fijian islands still cut-off after cyclone, fear of Zika and Dengue outbreaks
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Fiji sent boats on Tuesday carrying desperately needed aid to remote islands and coastal villages devastated by a powerful cyclone which killed at least 29 people, as aid workers warned of possible outbreaks of Zika and Dengue viruse…
Traders count cost of Indian caste riots; 19 dead
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Traders in a north Indian state are counting the cost of more than a week of rioting and looting by a rural caste during which shops were burned, road and rail links blocked, and water supplies to metropolitan Delhi were cut.
China signals no South China Sea backdown as foreign minister goes to U.S.
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China’s South China Sea military deployments are no different from U.S. deployments on Hawaii, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday, striking a combative tone ahead of a visit by Foreign Minister Wang Yi to the Uni…
Nepal ends fuel rationing after supply from India improves
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal ended months-long fuel rationing after supply from India improved, following the end of a border blockade by ethnic protesters against a new constitution, an official said on Tuesday.
U.N. agency bans lithium-ion batteries on passenger aircraft
MONTREAL (Reuters) – The U.N. aviation agency on Monday prohibited shipments of lithium-ion batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft, following concerns by pilots and plane makers that they are a fire risk.
Australian abuse inquiry says will sit in Rome to hear Vatican treasurer
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian government inquiry into child abuse has said it has found a suitable public venue in Rome where victims will be able to watch the Vatican’s Australian-born treasurer testify about his knowledge of molestation within the…
