Record rains flood south Indian state; more to come
CHENNAI, India (Reuters) – The heaviest rainfall in over a century caused massive flooding across the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, driving thousands from their homes, shutting auto factories and paralyzing the airport in the state capital Chennai.
U.S. coalition targets Islamic State with 17 strikes: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies staged 17 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Tuesday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement released on Wednesday.
Half a million Syrian refugees could be resettled to EU: Hungary PM
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – European Union and Turkish leaders may announce a behind-the-scenes agreement later this week to resettle 400,000 to 500,000 Syrian refugees directly from Turkey to the EU, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday.
Big thermal power deal crowns rare trip by China’s Xi to Zimbabwe
HARARE (Reuters) – On the first visit to Zimbabwe by a Chinese leader since 1996, President Xi Jinping on Tuesday witnessed the signing of 10 economic agreements, including on expanding the southern African nation’s largest thermal power plant.
NATO invites Montenegro to join alliance, defying Russia
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO invited tiny Montenegro on Wednesday to join the military alliance in its first expansion since 2009, defying Russian warnings that enlargement of the U.S.-led bloc further into the Balkans is “irresponsible” action that under…
France’s Sarkozy: no deal with Socialists against far right
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s conservative party leader, Nicolas Sarkozy, on Wednesday ruled out making any alliance with Francois Hollande’s ruling Socialists to stop the increasingly popular far right from winning regional councils in elections this mon…
Egypt orders retrial in graft case against Mubarak-era prime minister
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court ordered a second retrial on Wednesday in a long-running graft case against Ahmed Nazif, prime minister under ousted president Hosni Mubarak, judicial sources said.
Russia’s Lavrov says will not refuse to meet Turkish counterpart in Belgrade
NICOSIA (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday he would not refuse to meet his Turkish counterpart in Belgrade later this week.
Double suicide blast in Cameroon kills at least three
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants detonated two suicide bombs in north Cameroon overnight, killing at least three people, an official and security sources said on Wednesday.
Briton accused of plotting attacks in Kenya jailed for nine years
MOMBASA (Reuters) – A British man accused of helping plan attacks in Kenya was sentenced to nine years in jail on Wednesday after being found guilty of trying to obtain a fake passport.
