Two survivors found, scant hope for dozens from sunken Indonesian ferry
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Two survivors were pulled from the sea in eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, three days after a ferry they were on sank in stormy waters, but a senior rescue official said he held out little hope for 74 other passengers still missing.
Aircraft crashes near Indian capital, 10 dead
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An aircraft crashed into a wall and burst into flames on the outskirts of the Indian capital, New Delhi, on Tuesday, killing all 10 people on board, officials said.
Saudis say shoot down Yemeni missile aimed at oil installations
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi air defense systems shot down a ballistic missile fired from Yemen, state media reported, which the Yemeni army said it had aimed at oil installations in the south of the kingdom.
North Korea slams Canada’s reaction to pastor’s life sentence as slander
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea expressed outrage on Tuesday at Canada’s “slanderous” reaction to a sentence of hard labor for life for a Canadian Christian convicted of subversion.
Bosnian police arrest 11 over Islamic State links
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnian police said on Tuesday that several locations have been raided and 11 people arrested in a search for suspects believed to be connected with Islamic State.
Islamic State shelling of Syrian school area kills nine
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State militants shelled a school district in eastern Syria on Tuesday, killing at least nine students and wounding around 20 other people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.
Senior Tibetan official warns on discrimination in China
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese-appointed former governor of Tibet warned on Tuesday that the government needed to make more efforts to tackle ethnic discrimination, state media said, in rare comments by a senior official on an issue more commonly take…
Ruling leftists to win Slovak election but will need coalition: poll
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Prime Minister Robert Fico’s leftist Smer party looked set to win Slovakia’s national election on March 5 but would need a coalition partner to form a government, a Polis opinion poll showed.
Britain says deploying military personnel to Afghan Helmand province
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Tuesday it had sent military personnel to the southern Afghanistan province of Helmand following reports that the district capital Sangin was on the verge of falling to Taliban forces.
Opposition says 19 dead in Djibouti violence, government says only nine wounded
DJIBOUTI (Reuters) – A Djibouti opposition group said at least 19 people were killed in clashes with police that began when people were marking a religious celebration, while the government said just nine people were wounded when police fought armed in…
