U.N. nuclear watchdog sends Iran questions on past activities
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday it had sent questions to Iran over “ambiguities” in its submissions as the agency assesses whether Tehran’s past activities were entirely peaceful, an assessment crucial to a diplomatic pac…
Russia sends ships, aircraft and forces to Syria: U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia has sent two tank landing ships and additional aircraft to Syria in the past day or so and has deployed a small number of forces there, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, in the latest signs of a military buildup that has p…
I won’t shrink from military action against Iran if needed: Clinton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton vowed on Wednesday not to shrink from military action against Iran if it tries to obtain atomic weapons and threatened to impose penalties on Tehran for even for small violatio…
Israel bans Palestinian activists behind Jerusalem shrine protests
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel outlawed two grassroots Palestinian Islamist groups involved in vocal protests at a flashpoint Jerusalem shrine against stepped-up visits by religious Jews, officials said on Wednesday.
Government militia guilty of atrocities in Darfur: rights group
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A government militia in Sudan’s conflict-torn Darfur region has been guilty of killings and mass rapes of civilians over the past year and a half, Human Rights Watch said in a new report published on Wednesday.
Italy governor asks PM to intervene in Alpine border spat with France
ROME (Reuters) – A border dispute between Italy and France is snowballing after the mayor of the French Alpine resort of Chamonix closed a popular walking route on Mont Blanc, citing safety concerns.
South Africa watching suspects after U.S. alert, sees no imminent threat
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The South African government is monitoring a number of people linked to a reported threat to U.S. interests but was satisfied that no one faced any imminent danger, the security minister said on Wednesday.
Coalition air strikes destroy Islamic State base: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-led coalition air strikes destroyed an Islamic State operating base at a stadium near Ramadi that was a key supply hub used to store weapons and explosives, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.
Guinea Bissau PM to resign as appointment ruled unconstitutional
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Guinea Bissau’s Prime Minister Baciro Dja said on Wednesday that he would submit his resignation after the Supreme Court ruled that his appointment by the president last month violated the West African nation’s constitution.
Two Pakistani media workers shot dead in Karachi in 24 hours
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Gunmen in Pakistan shot dead a journalist on Wednesday, police said, less than 24 hours after a technician working for the country’s most popular news channel was killed in a similar attack.
