Amnesty International: Hamas committed war crimes against Gaza civilians
GAZA (Reuters) – Amnesty International said in a report on Wednesday that Islamist Hamas committed war crimes against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip during last year’s war with Israel.
Queen Elizabeth to unveil EU referendum plans as UK parliament opens
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will set out the government’s plans for a European Union membership referendum on Wednesday as Prime Minister David Cameron faces pressure to explain when it will be held and what changes to the EU he wants …
Firm linked to Australian IS fighter transferred up to A$20 million: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A money transfer firm linked to an Australian national believed to have been photographed while holding severed heads of Syrian soldiers is suspected of transferring up to A$20 million ($15.47 million) to finance Islamist mil…
Afghan insurgents launch late-night attack on Kabul guesthouse
KABUL (Reuters) – Heavily armed insurgents stormed a guesthouse in the diplomatic quarter of Kabul late on Tuesday night and were still battling Afghan security forces more than two hours after the assault began.
Malaysian police reveal grim secrets of jungle trafficking camps
BUKIT WANG BURMA, Malaysia (Reuters) – Malaysian police forensic teams, digging with hoes and shovels, on Tuesday began pulling out bodies from shallow graves found in abandoned jungle camps where an inter-governmental body said hundreds of victims of …
Exclusive: Before Myanmar seized migrant boat, Rohingya whisked away
YANGON/THEK KAY PYIN, Myanmar (Reuters) – When the Myanmar navy seized a boat used by people smugglers last week, it announced that the 200 people found aboard were mostly Bangladeshis seeking better economic prospects in Southeast Asia.
Seven members of Yemeni family killed in Saudi-led strike: residents
CAIRO/ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Seven members of a family were killed in an overnight strike by Saudi-led warplanes on a border village in northern Yemen, residents said, as heavy clashes erupted across the frontier after Houthi fire killed one Saudi cit…
Rocket fired from Gaza lands near Israeli port Ashdod: police
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed near the Israeli port city of Ashdod on Tuesday but no casualties or damage were reported, police and the military said.
China to extend military reach, build lighthouses in disputed waters
BEIJING (Reuters) – China outlined a strategy to boost its naval reach on Tuesday and announced plans for the construction of two lighthouses in disputed waters, developments likely to escalate tensions in a region already jittery about Beijing’s marit…
Libyan PM says survives assassination attempt after leaving parliament session
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s internationally recognised prime minister, Abdullah al-Thinni, said on Tuesday he had survived an assassination attempt after leaving a session of the anarchic country’s elected parliament.
