Canadian lawmakers strike defiant tone in return to Parliament
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian lawmakers struck a defiant tone on Wednesday as they held their first caucuses since a gunman charged into the Parliament building after shooting dead a soldier in an attack that raised questions about the nation’s low-key a…
Islamists attack northeast Nigerian town, several killed: witnesses
YOLA Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist Boko Haram insurgents stormed the northeast Nigerian town of Mubi on Wednesday, killing several people, burning houses and triggering a gunbattle with security forces, witnesses said.
Libyan PM says ready for talks with parallel government rivals
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Libya’s internationally-recognized Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni said on Wednesday he was ready for peace talks with rivals controlling the capital Tripoli and questioning his legitimacy if all sides made concessions.
More than 100 believed killed in Sri Lanka landslide: minister
COLOMBO (Reuters) – A landslide in hilly south-central Sri Lanka is believed to have killed more than 100 people on Wednesday as it buried scores of houses, a government minister said, and the toll is likely to rise.
Fifty-one countries sign OECD pact to tackle tax cheats
BERLIN (Reuters) – Finance ministers and tax chiefs from 51 countries signed an agreement on Wednesday to automatically swap tax information, which Germany’s finance minister said heralded the end of tax evasion via secret bank accounts.
Egypt clears Gaza border area to create security buffer
ISMALIA Egypt (Reuters) – Egypt began clearing residents from its border with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday to create a buffer zone following some of the worst anti-state violence since President Mohamed Mursi was overthrown last year.
Nigeria’s Jonathan to run for president again in February
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s office confirmed on Wednesday that he will seek a second term in office in elections set for February.
Israel’s Netanyahu fumes at reported U.S. slur
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – (This story contains strong language)
British PM Cameron’s bid to guarantee EU referendum fails
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron’s hopes of enshrining into law his promise of a referendum on European Union membership have collapsed after lawmakers said late on Tuesday that his Liberal Democrat coalition partners had blocked…
China could ‘punish’ Hong Kong over protests, says ex-HK central bank chief
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A member of China’s central bank’s advisory body warned on Wednesday that Beijing will punish Hong Kong if pro-democracy protests that have paralyzed parts of the Chinese-controlled financial center for a month are allowed to cont…
