Japan’s wrecked nuclear plant removes first set of spent fuel rods
TOKYO (Reuters) – The operator of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima atomic plant removed 400 tonnes of spent uranium fuel from a damaged reactor building, the first of four sets of used rods to be removed in a cleanup expected to last decades.
Taliban group threatens to attack India following border blast
PESHAWAR Pakistan (Reuters) – A new Pakistani Taliban group behind this week’s devastating suicide bombing on the Pakistani-Indian border said on Wednesday the attack was as much aimed at India as Pakistan, suggesting that Indian targets might be next….
Dutch PM says thorough, independent probe needed for downed Flight MH17
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday stressed the importance of a thorough, independent investigation of the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 before any decision on where those responsible should face tria…
Egypt levels Sinai homes in new strategy against Islamist militants
IBSHAR Egypt (Reuters) – At Egypt’s border with the Gaza Strip, families are emptying their homes – lugging mattresses and furniture onto waiting vans as soldiers look on from armored cars.
China says probe into disgraced security chief could take time
BEIJING (Reuters) – The investigation into China’s former domestic security chief is expected to take a long time but the government is committed to releasing details to the public, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Fugitive Mexican mayor suspected in abduction of 43 students captured
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican police on Tuesday captured a fugitive former mayor and his wife suspected of being the probable masterminds behind the abduction of 43 student teachers feared massacred in September, officials said.
U.S. says to propose U.N. sanctions regime for South Sudan
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.S. delegation to the United Nations informed members of the Security Council on Tuesday that it will circulate a draft resolution establishing an international sanctions regime for conflict-torn South Sudan, a U.S. offi…
Britain, France, U.S. ask U.N. to blacklist Libya’s Ansar al-Sharia
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Britain, the United States and France have proposed that Islamist extremist group Ansar al-Sharia in Libya be blacklisted under the United Nations al Qaeda sanctions regime, diplomats said on Tuesday, speaking on condition of…
UK loath to pressure China over Hong Kong because of trade: former governor
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is not putting enough pressure on China to stick to its side of an agreement on the transfer of Hong Kong’s sovereignty because it is worried about damaging trade links, former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten said on Tuesday….
New Zealand vows to stop citizens joining Islamic State
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand will beef up steps to monitor and prevent its citizens from joining Islamic State (IS) fighting in Iraq and Syria, but has ruled out any military involvement in the conflict, Prime Minister John Key said on Wednesday….
