France mourns sports stars killed in Argentina helicopter crash
BUENOS AIRES/PARIS (Reuters) – France mourned on Tuesday the deaths of three sports stars who were among 10 people killed when two helicopters collided in a remote region of Argentina during the filming of a reality TV show.
Virgin’s Branson joins clemency calls for Indonesia death row inmates
SYDNEY (Reuters) – British businessman Richard Branson has joined calls for clemency for convicted foreigners on death row in Indonesia, as an Indonesian minister warned of a renewed influx of asylum seekers into Australia if it continues to push the i…
Islamic State video shows killing of teen accused as Israeli spy
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A video posted online by Islamic State militants on Tuesday showed a boy fatally shooting Muhammad Musallam, an Israeli Arab accused by the group of having signed up as a jihadi to spy for Israel’s intelligence service.
Colombia’s president says to halt bombings of Marxist rebels for a month
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s armed forces will halt bombing raids against Marxist FARC rebels for one month, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Tuesday, in recognition of the unilateral ceasefire declared by the guerrillas, who are in peace talks wi…
Testing Beijing, Japan eyes growing role in South China Sea security
TOKYO (Reuters) – Seventy years after its imperial forces were kicked out of the South China Sea, Japan is quietly moving back into the region, forging security ties with the Philippines and Vietnam as both Southeast Asian nations try to cope with Chin…
UK shoppers would switch brands, pay more to avoid use of slaves: poll
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The majority of shoppers in the United Kingdom would switch brands or pay higher prices to avoid the use of slave labor in the products they buy, a rights group poll showed on Wednesday.
Italy court upholds Berlusconi acquittal in prostitution case
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s highest court on Tuesday confirmed an acquittal for former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on charges of abuse of office and paying for sex with a minor, giving him a boost as he is trying to hold onto his role as a conservati…
Islamic State video shows killing of teen accused as Israeli spy
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A video posted online by Islamic State militants on Tuesday showed a boy fatally shooting Muhammad Musallam, an Israeli Arab accused by the group of having signed up as a jihadi to spy for Israel’s intelligence service.
Virgin’s Branson joins clemency calls for Indonesia death row inmates
SYDNEY (Reuters) – British businessman Richard Branson has joined calls for clemency for convicted foreigners on death row in Indonesia, as an Indonesian minister warned of a renewed influx of asylum seekers into Australia if it continues to push the i…
Iraqi troops, militia retake strategic town north of Tikrit from Islamic State
AL-ALAM, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi troops and militias drove Islamic State insurgents out of the town of al-Alam on Tuesday, clearing a final hurdle before a planned assault on Saddam Hussein’s home city of Tikrit in their biggest offensive yet against th…
