Police seize possible Leonardo da Vinci painting in Switzerland
ROME (Reuters) – Police have seized a portrait attributed to Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci from the vault of a Swiss bank during an investigation into tax crime and insurance fraud, an Italian court said on Tuesday.
Shell hits bus station in Donetsk, at least one killed
DONETSK (Reuters) – At least one person was killed on Wednesday when a shell hit a bus station in the center of rebel-controlled Donetsk city, east Ukraine, a Reuters witness said.
Britain withdraws embassy staff from Yemen over security concerns
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has withdrawn staff from its embassy in Yemen and temporarily suspended operations there over security concerns, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday, a day after the United States shut its embassy.
‘Contact Group’ on Ukraine to hold talks in Minsk on Wednesday: Belarus
MINSK (Reuters) – A meeting of the so-called Contact Group on Ukraine will resume talks on the conflict in the Belarussian capital Minsk on Wednesday, Belarus’ Foreign Ministry said.
Al Qaeda supporters in Yemen pledge allegiance to Islamic State: group
DUBAI (Reuters) – A group of Islamist fighters in Yemen renounced their loyalty to al Qaeda’s leader and pledged allegiance to the head of the Islamic State, according to a Twitter message retrieved by U.S.-based monitoring group SITE.
Critics of former Thai PM try to discredit her with escape rumors: lawyer
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Opponents of former Thai leader Yingluck Shinawatra were trying to discredit her by spreading false rumors that she would flee abroad before she is due to face criminal charges in court later this month, her lawyer said on Wednesday…
Brother of China’s premier steps down as deputy head of tobacco monopoly
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s brother stepped down on Wednesday as deputy head of a powerful tobacco monopoly, removing a potential conflict of interest as the world’s largest tobacco user battles a major health crisis.
Australian anti-terror police say imminent IS-linked attack thwarted
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian counter-terrorism police said on Wednesday they had thwarted an imminent attack linked to Islamic State after arresting two men in Sydney and seizing knives, a video and a flag associated with the militant group.
How the Houthis drove Yemen into a political vacuum
SANAA (Reuters) – When Yemen’s Houthi fighters scaled the rooftops surrounding former president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s home, killed his guards and put him under house arrest, they left no doubt that negotiating a political settlement with them would …
Mexico detains brother of ex-governor over alleged embezzlement
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities said on Tuesday they had detained the brother of a former governor of Mexico’s restive western state of Guerrero for his role in an alleged scheme to embezzle 287 million pesos ($19.19 million) from public co…
