Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes off southern Philippines: USGS
MANILA (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippines on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.
Germany’s fear of ‘chlorine chicken’ complicates U.S. trade talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel once said she wished “for nothing more than a free-trade agreement between the USA and the EU”.
Thai junta’s pledge to send back Myanmar refugees sparks concern
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s military government said on Monday it would send home 100,000 refugees who have been living in camps for two decades and more along the border with Myanmar, a move rights groups say would create chaos at a tense time for …
Yemeni leader demands Shi’ite group give up captured city
SANAA (Reuters) – Shi’ite Muslim tribesmen handed back an army camp to the Yemeni government on Saturday, a spokesman for the group said, to try to defuse tensions caused by the capture of a provincial capital north of Sanaa this week.
Air India flight returns to New Jersey airport after engine trouble
NEWARK N.J. (Reuters) – An Air India flight with 313 passengers onboard was forced to return to Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday after an engine on the Boeing 777 appeared to overheat and catch fire, according to airport officials.
U.N. temporarily moves some international staff out of Libya
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Sunday it had temporarily relocated some of its international staff out of Libya after heavy fighting broke out between rival militias vying for control of Libya’s main airport.
Israel holds off on escalating Gaza barrage; West wants truce
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel appeared to hold off on a threatened escalation of its week-old Gaza Strip barrage on Monday despite balking at Western calls for a ceasefire with an equally defiant Hamas.
Eight killed in blasts in Egypt’s Sinai region
CAIRO (Reuters) – One security officer and seven others were killed in two successive explosions around security areas in Egypt’s Sinai region, near the border with Israel, the Interior Ministry and security officials said.
Spain’s embattled Socialists elect new leader
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s opposition Socialists, besieged by upstart leftist movements and struggling to win back voters, on Sunday chose economist Pedro Sanchez to lead the party and try and revive its chances in a looming election.
Uncertainty reigns in Australian parliament as mining king holds sway
SYDNEY (Reuters) – It took mining magnate Clive Palmer only three days to show Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott just how uncomfortable life can be in a parliament in which he holds the balance of power.
