Netanyahu picks Kulanu party head as Israel’s finance minister
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has chosen the head of centrist Kulanu party as Israel’s next finance minister, confirming an informal offer made two days before the country’s national election.
Myanmar charges 69 protesters with rioting after police crackdown
YANGON (Reuters) – A Myanmar court laid charges, including rioting, on Wednesday against 69 students involved in a protest two weeks ago that was broken up in a police action that drew sharp criticism from Western governments, a student activist said.
Turkish cartoonists fined for suggesting Erdogan is gay
ANKARA (Reuters) – Two Turkish caricaturists have been fined for insulting President Tayyip Erdogan after a court ruled that one of their cartoons implied he was gay, local media said on Wednesday.
Romania’s parliament votes to arrest former finance minister
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s parliament voted to allow prosecutors to arrest former finance minister Darius Valcov on Wednesday, after Valcov was accused of running businesses illegally while minister and also taking kickbacks in his former post as …
Air strikes kill 30 militants allied with Pakistani Taliban: sources
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani jet fighters killed 30 militants allied to the Pakistani Taliban in a missile attack in the mountainous northwestern Khyber region on Wednesday, including the group’s spokesman, intelligence officials sa…
Houthi forces attack air base near Aden: sources
ADEN (Reuters) – Houthi forces backed by allied army units attacked a big air base about 60 km (37 miles) north of Aden on Wednesday, triggering heavy fighting with defenders loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, security sources and residents sai…
Passenger plane lands safely in Russia after engine fails
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Boeing 737 plane carrying 78 passengers plus crew landed safely at the main airport in Russia’s second city of St. Petersburg on Wednesday after one of its engines failed.
Passenger plane lands safely in Russia after engine fails
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Boeing 737 plane carrying 78 passengers plus crew landed safely at the main airport in Russia’s second city of St. Petersburg on Wednesday after one of its engines failed.
Iraqi president says expects U.S.-led coalition to carry out air strikes in Tikrit against Islamic State
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s President Fouad Massoum said on Wednesday that the US-led coalition is expected to carry out air strikes soon against Islamic State in the Sunni city of Tikrit, after starting aerial reconnaissance flights this week.
Rocket from Syria clashes explodes inside Turkey, injuring five – army
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A rocket fired during clashes between rebels and Syrian government forces wounded five people in Turkey on Wednesday after straying across the border and exploding, the Turkish military said.
