Fighting between Afghan, Pakistani forces on border kills one
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Border clashes between Pakistani and Afghan security forces broke out on Wednesday morning, officials said, killing at least one person and potentially undermining efforts by both sides to improve relations.
Thousands march for Hong Kong democracy
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Hong Kong protesters marched for full democracy on Wednesday and called on the Chinese-controlled city’s leader to resign, just weeks after lawmakers voted down an electoral reform package backed by China.
Indonesia to review aging air force fleet after deadly crash
MEDAN, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesia’s president promised a review of the country’s ageing air force fleet and a defense modernization drive on Wednesday, as the death toll from the crash of a military transport plane in the north of the country clim…
Before Obama trip, U.S. gay ruling inspires hope and revulsion in Africa
HARARE (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama hailed last week’s Supreme Court decision to allow same-sex marriage as a “thunderbolt” but few share his view of gay rights in socially and religiously conservative Africa, which he visits this month.
Russia angers Baltic states with review of independence
MOSCOW/VILNIUS (Reuters) – A move in Russia to review the legality of a 1991 decision formally granting Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia independence from the Soviet Union has alarmed the Baltic States and stoked tensions in ties with Moscow.
Among meadows and cherry trees, the new migrant gateway to Europe
SERBIAN-HUNGARIAN BORDER (Reuters) – Covered in mosquito bites from nights spent out in the open, two girls from Syria, one six and one eight, lay on blankets in a grove of cherry and apricot trees in northern Serbia waiting for the next leg of their l…
Israel says arrests dozens of Hamas militants in West Bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli forces have arrested dozens of Hamas members suspected of planning attacks and trying to build up the Palestinian militant group in the occupied West Bank, Israel’s Shin Bet security service said on Wednesday.
Rajapaksa launches comeback bid in Sri Lanka poll for PM
MEDAMULANA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, regarded as a hero by some and a war criminal by others for the brutal defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels six years ago, announced on Wednesday that he would stand in an electi…
As populists surge, Nordic consensus politics fray
COPENHAGEN/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A policy impasse in Sweden and a newly installed but fragile minority government in Denmark are the latest signs that the Nordic political consensus model is fraying at the hands of eurosceptic and anti-immigration part…
As populists surge, Nordic consensus politics fray
COPENHAGEN/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A policy impasse in Sweden and a newly installed but fragile minority government in Denmark are the latest signs that the Nordic political consensus model is fraying at the hands of eurosceptic and anti-immigration part…
