Mugabe says neighbours should stop flow of migrants to South Africa
HARARE (Reuters) – Other African nations should stop their citizens from migrating to South Africa to prevent violence against foreigners, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday
Abe voices ‘repentance’ on WW2, touts Japan’s new security role
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed “deep repentance” over Japan’s role in World War Two in a speech to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, even as he declared Tokyo’s emergence as a global security player in the face of China’s rising power.
Nigeria hopes rescued women can offer clues to missing girls
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria’s military said on Wednesday it had transported nearly 300 women and girls rescued from Boko Haram to the hilly border town of Gwoza, as it seeks clues to the whereabouts of other girls whose abduction last year prov…
U.S., Marshall Islands discuss way ahead after Iran detains ship
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Officials from the United States and the Marshall Islands are discussing “the way ahead” after Iranian patrol boats forcibly diverted a cargo ship flying a Marshall Islands flag into an anchorage in Iranian waters, the Pentagon s…
Indonesia executes drug traffickers, sparks anger from Australia, Brazil
CILACAP, Indonesia (Reuters) – An Indonesian firing squad executed eight drug traffickers, including seven foreigners, in the early hours of Wednesday, sparking condemnation from Australia and Brazil who had made final, desperate pleas to save their na…
Italy’s Renzi wins first confidence vote on electoral law
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi won the first of three confidence votes on a fiercely contested new electoral law on Wednesday, brushing aside opposition from rebels on his own side who walked out of parliament to signal their oppo…
Heavy fighting in Yemen, Saudi Arabia trains tribal fighters
ADEN/DOHA (Reuters) – Saudi-led air strikes hit five Yemeni provinces as fighting raged in the southern city of Aden on Wednesday, and sources in the region said the kingdom was training armed tribesmen to fight the Iran-allied Houthi group.
Italy PM Renzi wins first confidence vote on electoral law
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi won the first of three confidence votes on a fiercely contested new electoral law on Wednesday, defying rebels on his own side who walked out of parliament to signal their opposition.
Gaza rally for Palestinian unity ends in scuffles
GAZA (Reuters) – A Palestinian unity rally attended by hundreds in Gaza on Wednesday ended in scuffles that showed the depth of divisions delaying reconciliation and recovery from a devastating war.
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia trains Yemeni tribal fighters in war against Houthis – sources
DOHA/CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is providing military training for hundreds of Yemeni tribesmen to fight the Iranian-allied Houthi militia, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
