Strong earthquake hits near Papua New Guinea, no reports of damage
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A large magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck on Tuesday around 150 km (93 miles) south of the town of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea, the U.S. Geological Survey said, setting off a tsunami warning within 300 km of the epicenter.
Nigeria’s Boko Haram in disarray as government forces advance
MALKOHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Boko Haram is fracturing as shortages of weapons and fuel foment tensions between its foot soldiers and leaders, women rescued from the Islamist jihadi fighters by Nigerian troops told Reuters.
U.S. calls for speedy inquiry into Thai mass grave
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States, which has censured Thailand for failing to act against human trafficking, called on Monday for a speedy and credible inquiry into the discovery of a mass grave containing more than two dozen bodies thought to b…
Saudi Arabia replaces head of royal ceremonies
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia issued a royal decree on Monday replacing the head of its royal ceremonies, the state news agency SPA said.
France, Saudi Arabia: Iran nuclear deal must avoid destabilizing region
RIYADH (Reuters) – France and Saudi Arabia believe that any future deal between Iran and six major powers must ensure not to destabilise the region further and threaten Iran’s neighbours, the two countries said ahead of a summit in Riyadh on Tuesday.
Labour and Conservatives tied again ahead of UK election: YouGov poll
(Reuters) – Ahead of Britain’s parliamentary election on Thursday, Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party are tied at 33 percent, according to a YouGov opinion poll for the Sun newspaper published on Monday.
Clinton willing to testify once to Benghazi panel -lawyer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton is willing to testify once before a special congressional panel investigating the 2012 attack on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya, not twice as the panel’s chairman has asked, her lawyer said on Monda…
Britain’s new princess named Charlotte Elizabeth Diana
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge have named their newborn daughter Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, a choice that honors the baby’s late grandmother Princess Diana and her great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth.
About 100 bodies found in Nepal trekking village
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepali police and local volunteers found the bodies of about 100 trekkers and villagers buried in an avalanche set off by last month’s devastating earthquake and were digging through snow and ice for signs of dozens more missing, …
Britain can’t impose its agenda on EU: Juncker
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain should get a fair deal in the European Union but cannot impose its agenda on the bloc’s other 27 members, EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker said on Monday, weighing in on a sensitive issue in a tight British election r…
