Britain’s Prince Philip has ‘minor medical procedure’ on his hand
LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Philip, the 92-year-old husband of the Queen, has undergone a minor medical procedure on his right hand but royal officials were quick to downplay any health concerns on Wednesday, saying he was attending a garden party.
Dissident blogger launches Cuba’s first independent online newspaper
HAVANA (Reuters) – Dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez Cuba’s first independent online newspaper on Wednesday with reports questioning the quality of Cuba’s healthcare system but access to its maiden edition was soon redirected to another site mocking the …
India’s Modi extends olive branch to Pakistan, invites Sharif to inauguration
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian prime minister-designate Narendra Modi on Wednesday invited the leaders of Pakistan and other neighbors to his inauguration next week in an unprecedented move, signaling his aspirations to be a regional leader.
Bus strike paralyzes Brazil’s biggest city as World Cup looms
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Bus drivers in São Paulo went on strike for a second day on Wednesday, snarling transit and leaving hundreds of thousands stranded in South America’s largest city less than a month before it hosts the opening World Cup soccer match.
Food distribution under way for 60,000 in Aleppo: Red Cross
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Red Cross has begun a “major distribution” of emergency food rations on both sides of the front lines in the Syrian city of Aleppo, its first since October, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) tol…
Palestinian court gives jail term to exiled Fatah official Dahlan
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – A Palestinian court has sentenced an exiled rival of President Mahmoud Abbas to two years in jail for “insulting state institutions”, raising pressure on Mohammed Dahlan after months of mutual recriminations.
Libyan capital rocked by gunfire, explosions; two killed
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – At least two people were killed when heavy fighting erupted near the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Wednesday, two days after gunmen stormed parliament in some of the city’s worst violence since the 2011 war.
Mali army launches offensive against separatist northern town
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali has launched a military offensive on Wednesday to retake control of a northern Tuareg separatist stronghold, the government said, and witnesses reported intense fighting with machine gun and heavy weapons fire.
Two killed in clashes with police in Tajikistan’s east
DUSHANBE (Reuters) – Two people in Tajikistan’s eastern city of Khorog were killed on Wednesday when police opened fire on a crowd that tried to storm a police station to free a local man held there and then went on to set fire to several government bu…
World Cup protests threaten Brazil’s economy and its image
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – When Adilson Ferreira hoped for big crowds during the World Cup, this wasn’t what he had in mind.
