Avalanches kill 92 in Afghanistan, humanitarian crisis feared
KABUL (Reuters) – More than 90 people have been killed in Afghanistan in some of the worst avalanches there for 30 years, officials said on Wednesday, with heavy snow set to last for two more days after an unusually dry winter led to fears of drought.
Former Greek finance minister stands trial over tampering with tax-dodger list
ATHENS (Reuters) – Former Greek finance minister George Papaconstantinou went on trial on Wednesday on charges of tampering with a list of alleged tax evaders in a case that aroused anger among a public hit by austerity policies and economic crisis.
Libyan parliament proposes appointing general Haftar as top commander: spokesman
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – The president of Libya’s elected parliament has proposed appointing army general Khalifa Haftar as top military commander, parliament’s spokesman said on Wednesday.
Chinese bus accident kills 22, injures 38
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Twenty two people were killed and 38 injured in a bus accident in China’s Xinjiang region, the official Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday.
Yemen ex-president amassed up to $60 billion, colluded with rebels: U.N. experts
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemeni ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh is suspected of corruptly amassing as much as $60 billion, equivalent to Yemen’s annual GDP, during his long rule, and colluding in a militia takeover last year, U.N.-appointed investigators have…
In Damascus suburb, more security, but also more hardship
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – This winter is more peaceful than last for the people of Jaramana, a Syrian town on the Damascus outskirts that has been spared rebel bombardment since the army drove insurgents from a nearby settlement last year.
U.S. military trains African armies ahead of Boko Haram campaign
MAO, Chad (Reuters) – Under the glare of the Saharan sun, a U.S. special forces trainer corrects the aim of a Chadian soldier as he takes cover behind a Toyota pick-up and fires at a target with his AK47 — a drill that could soon save his life.
Japan education minister may have received illegal funds: report
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s education minister possibly received illegal funds, a weekly magazine said in a report to be published on Thursday, just days after the farm minister resigned over similar allegations.
U.S.-led coalition stages 15 airstrikes against Islamic State: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its partner nations launched 15 strikes against Islamic State since early Tuesday, the Combined Joint Task Force said.
Islamic State in Syria abducts at least 150 Christians
AMMAN (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have abducted at least 150 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria they had raided, Christian Syrian activists said on Tuesday.
