‘Logistical issues’ appear to delay Australian refugee flights to Cambodia
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian government appeared to have delayed on Monday a planned first flight to transfer refugees held in one of its offshore detention centers to Cambodia amid reports people are shunning the voluntary program.
Two Cubans lose bids to become first opponents elected to office
HAVANA (Reuters) – Two Cuban dissidents on Sunday lost attempts to become the first openly declared political opponents to win election in Cuba since the 1959 revolution, each failing in races for Havana municipal assemblies.
Three Egyptian soldiers killed in blast claimed by Islamic State affiliate
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – An Egyptian army captain and two other soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in Rafah, near the border with the Gaza Strip on Monday, security and medical sources said.
Iraqi Shi’ite militia says DNA tests prove Saddam aide dead
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An Iraqi Shi’ite militia group said on Sunday it had conducted DNA tests to prove the death of Ezzat al-Douri, former right-hand man to the late president Saddam Hussein, who after the 2003 U.S. invasion was ranked by Washington as …
Exclusive: EU frets naval mission off Libya could draw more migrants to sea
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU is considering sending warships to the Libyan coast to combat oil and arms smugglers but fears that could encourage more migrants to take to sea in hopes of being rescued and taken to Europe, according to an EU document seen…
French weapons arrive in Lebanon in $3 billion Saudi-funded deal
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The first shipment of French weapons and military equipment arrived in Lebanon on Monday, part of a Saudi-funded deal worth $3 billion to bolster the Lebanese army to help it fight militants encroaching from neighboring Syria.
Strong quake hits Japan, Taiwan; tsunami warning lifted
TOKYO/TAIPEI (Reuters) – A strong earthquake rattled Taiwan and small islands in the far south of Japan on Monday, official monitoring sites said, briefly prompting a warning for a 1-metre tsunami for the Okinawa island chain.
Migrant deaths may shame Europe over Mediterranean moat
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The outrage Europe’s leaders face over the deaths of hundreds of refugees trying to reach its shores may force a shift in a policy critics decry as letting people drown to deter others in desperate need.
Media reports say Mexican police were involved in January killings
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Three media outlets said on Sunday that Mexican federal police killed 16 unarmed people in two separate attacks in January, appearing to contradict an account by the federal government that the deaths could have been caused by f…
Millionaire businessman wins Finland vote, euroskeptics take second place
HELSINKI (Reuters) – A millionaire former telecoms executive touted as a technocrat capable of rescuing Finland from economic slump won Sunday’s parliamentary election, but he will likely need coalition support from a second-placed euroskeptic party cr…
