Refugee ship leaves island for Greek mainland
ATHENS (Reuters) – A passenger ship carrying Syrian migrants set sail from the Greek island of Kos on Wednesday, heading for the mainland as authorities struggle to cope with a wave of arrivals.
Japan, Iran to discuss investment pact after sanctions end: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and Iran will start negotiations on an investment accord once sanctions are lifted following last month’s landmark international deal on Tehran’s nuclear program, the Nikkei reported on Wednesday, citing Japanese government sour…
Pakistan invites separatists for meeting ‘to irritate India’
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Pakistan invited separatists from India’s disputed Kashmir region for a meeting in a move that risks further straining efforts to restart a peace dialogue ahead of a rare meeting between top security officials from the nucle…
Europe struggles to respond as migrants numbers rise threefold
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – More than three times as many migrants were tracked entering the European Union by irregular means last month than a year ago, official data showed on Tuesday, many of them landing on Greek islands after fleeing conflict in Syria.
Brazil’s Rousseff suffers fiscal setbacks in Congress
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Senate put off a vote on a key austerity bill on Tuesday and the lower house of Congress voted to increase the cost of a workers severance fund, two setbacks for President Dilma Rousseff’s efforts to fight a gaping fiscal …
Saudi-led warplanes hit Yemeni port, aid group sounds alarm
SANAA (Reuters) – Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition hit Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeida on Tuesday, and officials there said the raids destroyed cranes and warehouses in the main entry point for aid supplies to the north of the country.
Thai authorities focus on suspect seen in CCTV footage at blast site
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai authorities said on Tuesday they were looking for a suspect seen on closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage near a popular shrine where a bomb blast killed 22 people, nearly half of them foreigners.
U.N. deploys troops around northern Mali town after clashes
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s U.N. peacekeeping mission deployed troops around a northern separatist stronghold on Tuesday, seeking to prevent an escalation of clashes between rebels and pro-government militias that threaten to torpedo a peace deal.
Mexico marks legal milestone as soldier jailed for disappearance
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican judge on Tuesday convicted and ordered a soldier jailed in connection with the disappearance of a civilian in a northern border state, a legal milestone in a country torn by an almost decade-old war between security fo…
Forget egos, sign peace deal: Uganda tells South Sudan leaders
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda told South Sudan’s warring factions on Tuesday to put their egos aside and make peace, a day after President Salva Kiir refused to sign a deal to end a 20-month-old conflict.
