Former Egypt finance minister released hours after arrest in France: source
PARIS (Reuters) – Former Egyptian finance minister Youssef Boutros Ghali was released following his arrest in Paris on an international warrant over corruption charges from his time in Hosni Mubarak’s government, a judicial source said on Wednesday.
Australian premier’s resignation a sign of less, not more, corruption
SYDNEY (Reuters) – There are few countries where it is considered a good thing when a powerful state premier resigns for misleading a corruption investigation. Australia, however, is apparently just such a place.
China stresses need for stability at first meeting of new security council
(This story corrects Xi’s comments in the eighth paragraph to clarify he meant building up China’s military power to make the country rich)
Recovery effort underway after two die in Australia coal mine
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia-listed Yancoal Ltd said it was working with authorities to recover the bodies of two workers killed at its Austar coal mine in eastern Australia, which has ceased operations.
Thousands flee gun battle as Chad withdraw from Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) – Thousands fled a gun battle between Chadian troops escorting a convoy of Muslim civilians and local militia in Central African Republic, Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Tuesday, as Chad completed a withdrawal of soldiers from its vi…
Ukraine launches ‘gradual’ operation, action limited
KRAMATORSK/SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces launched a “special operation” on Tuesday against separatist militia in the Russian-speaking East, authorities said, although aside from a landing by airborne troops the action was limited.
U.S., China in ‘productive’ talks after North Korea test threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and China have held “productive” talks on North Korea, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday, part of stepped up international diplomacy after Pyongyang warned of plans to conduct a new type of nuclear test….
Battle over Scottish independence slightly tightens in new poll
LONDON (Reuters) – The battle over Scottish independence is tightening, with a new poll on Wednesday showing independence supporters gaining ground slightly as more Scots get involved in the debate.
Congolese gunmen wound Belgian head of Africa’s oldest park
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – The director of Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga Park – Africa’s oldest national park – survived an attack by unidentified gunmen while driving through the country’s volatile eastern borderlands on T…
Undersea drone hunt for Malaysian plane may take two months
SYDNEY/PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy underwater drone sent to search for a missing Malaysian jetliner on the floor of the Indian Ocean could take up to two months to scour a 600 sq km area where the plane is believed to have sunk, U.S. searc…
