U.N. committee rebukes Myanmar over treatment of Muslim minority
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly’s human rights committee on Wednesday criticized Myanmar for its treatment of the nation’s Muslim minority and urged the Southeast Asian country to change its citizenship rules to make Rohi…
Magnitude 7 quake strikes Solomon Islands, no tsunami expected
(Reuters) – A magnitude 7.0 quake struck the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific early on Thursday, local time, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami was expected.
Army map suggests presence of Russian artillery unit in central Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Military chiefs briefing Vladimir Putin on operations in Syria showed him a map with a reference to a unit in the center of the country that matches a Russian army artillery unit, suggesting the Kremlin’s involvement may be deeper th…
Congolese troops raped 14 women in three days, says U.N. office
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Government soldiers raped 14 women over a three-day period in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the human rights office of the U.N. mission in Congo said in a report on Wednesday.
UK peers back lowering EU referendum voting age to 16
LONDON (Reuters) – The British parliament’s unelected upper house backed on Wednesday lowering the voting age to 16 in a planned referendum on Britain’s continued membership of the European Union, a move that could delay the timing of the crucial vote….
Argentina opposition presidential bid helped by rising provincial star
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A little known city administrator has emerged as a major player in Argentine politics after her surprise victory to lead the country’s biggest province and her role in the campaign of Mauricio Macri, the front-runner in Sunday’s presidential vote.
Ex-Mexico president sees cocaine, heroin legal in decade
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – All drugs including cocaine, heroin and crystal meth will be legal in drug-scarred Mexico within 10 years, former Mexican President Vicente Fox believes, after a court ruling that he said makes the legalization of marijuana inev…
Islamic State says ‘Schweppes bomb’ used to bring down Russian plane
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State’s official magazine carried a photo on Wednesday of a Schweppes drink it said was used to make an improvised bomb that brought down a Russian airliner over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula last month, killing all 224 people on bo…
Sweden raises threat level, citing ‘concrete information’
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s security police raised on Wednesday their terrorist threat assessment by one step, to four on a scale of five, issuing an arrest warrant for one person and saying there was “concrete information” of a possible attack in S…
If France gets EU deal on security spending so must Italy: Renzi
ROME (Reuters) – If French spending to increase security after the Paris attacks is given special treatment under EU budget deficit rules then the same should apply for Italy, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Wednesday.
