Scots nationalists say want end to austerity as price for UK power support
LONDON (Reuters) – The Scottish National Party would require a future British government to end austerity and allow public spending to rise in return for its support following a general election on May 7, the party leader said on Wednesday.
Boko Haram militants attacks Chad troops in Nigerian town
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Militants from Islamist group Boko Haram attacked Chadian army positions in Gambaru, a town in northeastern Nigeria, on Wednesday, and were beaten back, Chadian military sources said.
Rebel attacks kill 19 Ukrainian soldiers near rail junction in east: Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Nineteen Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 78 wounded in rebel attacks near the key railway town of Debaltseve, which government troops are defending, a military spokesman said on Wednesday.
Ukraine president Poroshenko to brief EU summit in Brussels
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will brief EU leaders at a summit in Brussels on Thursday, alongside the German and French leaders, on the results of Wednesday’s Ukraine peace talks in Minsk, an EU official said.
Taiwan orders all airlines to check safety after bad test results
TAIPEI (Reuters) – The Taiwan government ordered all airlines to review safety protocols on Wednesday after nearly half of the pilots trained to fly TransAsia’s ATR twin-engined aircraft were suspended following last week’s fatal crash in the capital.
China’s Xi to make first state visit to U.S. as both flag problems
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping will make his first state visit to the United States in September, China said on Wednesday, after both countries’ leaders laid out possible areas of friction in a telephone call.
Gunmen in Central Africa Republic free kidnapped government minister
BANGUI (Reuters) – Gunmen in Central African Republic have freed the minister for youth and sport who was kidnapped in January, the minister’s spokesman said on Wednesday.
Filipino nurse from Saudi Arabia tests positive for MERS virus
MANILA (Reuters) – A Filipino nurse, who arrived last week from Saudi Arabia, has tested positive for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), the first case of the deadly virus in the Philippines, the health ministry said on Wednes…
Police seize possible Leonardo da Vinci painting in Switzerland
ROME (Reuters) – Police have seized a portrait attributed to Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci from the vault of a Swiss bank during an investigation into tax crime and insurance fraud, an Italian court said on Tuesday.
Shell hits bus station in Donetsk, at least one killed
DONETSK (Reuters) – At least one person was killed on Wednesday when a shell hit a bus station in the center of rebel-controlled Donetsk city, east Ukraine, a Reuters witness said.
