North Korea may be trying to restart nuclear reactor: U.S. think tank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea may be trying to restart a nuclear reactor that can yield plutonium for atomic bombs, a U.S. security think tank said on Wednesday, citing new satellite imagery.
Rohingya refugees say traffickers in Malaysia abuse and kill
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Malaysia (Reuters) – Abul Kassim, a Rohingya asylum seeker, was snatched from his home in the northern Malaysian state of Penang on Jan. 12. The next morning, his beaten and bloodied body was found.
Snowden files show Canada spy agency runs global Internet watch: CBC
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s electronic spy agency has been intercepting and analyzing data on up to 15 million file downloads daily as part of a global surveillance program, according to a report published on Wednesday.
Owner of gun that killed Argentine prosecutor emerges from hiding
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The man who lent an Argentine prosecutor the gun that killed him the day before he was to testify in Congress about allegations against the president emerged from hiding on Wednesday, saying the investigator feared for his fami…
Fidel Castro in good health, Brazilian visitor says
HAVANA (Reuters) – Retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro is in good health, appearing skinny but lucid, a Brazilian theologian who met with him told official Cuban media on Wednesday.
Two Israeli soldiers, U.N. peacekeeper killed in Israel-Hezbollah violence
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two Israeli soldiers and a Spanish peacekeeper were killed on Wednesday in an exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel, one of the most violent clashes between the two sides since a 2006 war.
Jordan prisoner swap on hold, fate of Japanese IS hostage unclear
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan said on Wednesday it had received no assurance that one of its pilots captured by Islamic State insurgents was safe and that it would go ahead with a proposed prisoner swap only if he was freed.
Syria says approves U.N. $2.9 billion humanitarian aid plan for 2015
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Syria said on Wednesday it has approved a United Nations plan to deliver humanitarian aid to millions of people in the war-torn country this year, but warned the only way to the end the crisis was to help Damascus fight terro…
Israel says Turkish criticism inappropriate at Holocaust memorial service
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Israel on Wednesday accused a senior Turkish official of “misusing” a Holocaust commemoration to criticize Israeli policy, the latest exchange in a bitter row between the former allies.
Greek PM Tsipras freezes privatisations, markets tumble
ATHENS (Reuters) – Leftist Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras threw down an open challenge to international creditors on Wednesday by halting privatisation plans agreed under the country’s bailout deal, prompting a third day of heavy losses on financi…
