Myanmar lands over 700 migrants from seized boat: Reuters witness
MAUNGDAW, Myanmar (Reuters) – Myanmar on Wednesday landed a boat with 727 migrants on board in the country’s western Rakhine state, after keeping the vessel at sea for days, a Reuters witness said.
Tajik police chief who joined Islamic State wanted for treason
ALMATY (Reuters) – Tajikistan has issued an international arrest warrant for the commander of its elite police force who joined Islamic State, prosecutors said on Wednesday, accusing him of treason.
British support for staying in EU rises to 55 percent: Pew poll
LONDON (Reuters) – British support for staying in the European Union has risen to 55 percent, up 9 percentage points from two years ago, according to a Pew Research Center survey.
Two civilians killed in rebel attack in east Ukraine: governor
KIEV (Reuters) – Two civilians were killed on Wednesday when mortar bombs fired by pro-Russian separatists hit their car in government-controlled territory near Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, the head of the Kiev-controlled regional administration said.
Toting panels on donkeys, Maasai women lead a solar revolution
MAGADI, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Not long ago, dusk was a time of unease for the people of Magadi, a village in Kenya’s Kajiado County.
Britain’s Labour should run own pro-EU campaign: leadership favorite
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party should run its own campaign to persuade Britons to remain inside the European Union, lawmaker Andy Burnham, frontrunner to become the party’s new leader, said on Wednesday.
U.S. says 10,000 Islamic State militants killed in nine-month campaign
PARIS (Reuters) – More than 10,000 Islamic State fighters have been killed since the international coalition started its campaign against the militant group nine months ago in Iraq and Syria, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednes…
As key allies leave, next election may be Canada PM’s last
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The shock departure of a Canadian cabinet heavyweight has fueled talk about how long Prime Minister Stephen Harper will stay in power, with some in his party predicting he is unlikely to serve a full term if he wins re-election this …
Allies back Iraq plan against ISIS, Baghdad seeks more help
PARIS (Reuters) – Western and Arab states carrying out air strikes on Islamic State fighters backed on Tuesday Iraq’s plan to retake territory from the jihadist movement after being accused by the Iraqi premier of not doing enough to help Baghdad push …
Palestinian NGO denies Hamas ties, threatens Israel with legal action
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The British-based Palestinian Return Center on Tuesday threatened Israel’s U.N. mission with legal action after the Jewish state accused it of having ties to the Palestinian militant group Hamas, an allegation the group said …
