Malta rescues 80 migrants, 20 feared dead
VALLETTA (Reuters) – A Maltese patrol boat rescued about 80 migrants in a drifting dinghy off the island early on Thursday, but another 20 people were feared to have perished.
‘Dama’ queens: China investigates ‘auntie demolition team’
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police are investigating reports that middle-aged women were paid 200 yuan ($32) each to demolish homes for a new development, a government official said on Thursday, sparking anger about one of the country’s most common cau…
Iranian vice president under Ahmadinejad jailed for five years
DUBAI (Reuters) – An Iranian politician who served as vice-president under former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been sentenced to five years in jail and fined, Iranian state media reported.
Prosecutors won’t indict former Tepco execs over Fukushima
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese prosecutors have stuck to their decision not to indict three former Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) executives over their handling of the 2011 Fukushima disaster, but a rarely used citizen’s panel could still force an indictm…
Iraq ‘months off’ major IS offensive, says UK’s Hammond before London meeting
LONDON (Reuters) – Iraqi forces are months away from being able to launch proper combat operations against Islamic State (IS), Britain’s foreign minister warned on Thursday, hours before hosting a London meeting of the U.S.-led coalition against the mi…
Indonesian divers recover bodies from near crashed AirAsia jet fuselage
ABOARD KRI BANDA ACEH (Reuters) – Indonesian divers on Thursday found six bodies near the fuselage of an AirAsia jet that crashed last month into the Java Sea, but were unable to enter the wreckage where most of the victims are believed to be trapped, …
Japanese reporter’s bid to save friend led to IS abduction
TOKYO (Reuters) – It is an unlikely friendship that ties the fates of war correspondent Kenji Goto and troubled loner Haruna Yukawa, the two Japanese hostages for whom Islamic State militants demanded a $200 million ransom this week.
Part of Donetsk airport area remain under Ukrainian control: ministry
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s defense ministry said on Thursday part of Donetsk airport’s buildings and territory in separatist east Ukraine remained under the control of the Kiev military as fighting continued with pro-Russian rebels.
South Korea Supreme Court upholds sedition ruling against ex-MP
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Supreme Court upheld a sedition conviction against a former leftist member of parliament for inciting armed revolt, backing the government’s crackdown on pro-North Korea activism under a controversial state security law….
Good morning India! Obama, Modi plan radio show to reach out to masses
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The leaders of the world’s largest democracies will next week take to India’s radio airwaves, the main source of news and information for many in the country, to get their message out.
