U.S., Marshall Islands discuss way ahead after Iran detains ship
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Officials from the United States and the Marshall Islands are discussing “the way ahead” after Iranian patrol boats forcibly diverted a cargo ship flying a Marshall Islands flag into an anchorage in Iranian waters, the Pentagon s…
Indonesia executes drug traffickers, sparks anger from Australia, Brazil
CILACAP, Indonesia (Reuters) – An Indonesian firing squad executed eight drug traffickers, including seven foreigners, in the early hours of Wednesday, sparking condemnation from Australia and Brazil who had made final, desperate pleas to save their na…
Italy’s Renzi wins first confidence vote on electoral law
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi won the first of three confidence votes on a fiercely contested new electoral law on Wednesday, brushing aside opposition from rebels on his own side who walked out of parliament to signal their oppo…
Heavy fighting in Yemen, Saudi Arabia trains tribal fighters
ADEN/DOHA (Reuters) – Saudi-led air strikes hit five Yemeni provinces as fighting raged in the southern city of Aden on Wednesday, and sources in the region said the kingdom was training armed tribesmen to fight the Iran-allied Houthi group.
Italy PM Renzi wins first confidence vote on electoral law
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi won the first of three confidence votes on a fiercely contested new electoral law on Wednesday, defying rebels on his own side who walked out of parliament to signal their opposition.
Gaza rally for Palestinian unity ends in scuffles
GAZA (Reuters) – A Palestinian unity rally attended by hundreds in Gaza on Wednesday ended in scuffles that showed the depth of divisions delaying reconciliation and recovery from a devastating war.
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia trains Yemeni tribal fighters in war against Houthis – sources
DOHA/CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is providing military training for hundreds of Yemeni tribesmen to fight the Iranian-allied Houthi militia, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Close Merkel ally de Maiziere rejects charges he lied
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s interior minister, a close ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel, denied on Wednesday charges he lied to parliament about German intelligence cooperation with U.S. spy agencies, but remained under fire over a string of blunders….
Chile president seeks to clean up politics, embark on new constitution
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean President Michelle Bachelet attempted to draw a line under recent scandals that have angered Chileans and hit her popularity, announcing measures to regulate political financing, and setting a date to draw up a new constitu…
Bahrain sentences man to death for killing policeman: agency
MANAMA (Reuters) – A Bahraini man was sentenced to death on Wednesday for a bomb attack last year that killed a policemen, the state news agency reported.
