New ping signals spark confidence in Malaysia Airlines search
SYDNEY/PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – Australian officials said on Wednesday two new “ping” signals had been detected in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, boosting confidence after more than a month of fruitless searching for the missing jet…
Iran nuclear deal being implemented as planned: IAEA chief
OSLO (Reuters) – Iran is implementing last year’s interim nuclear deal with six world powers as planned, U.N. atomic energy chief Yukiya Amano said on Wednesday, almost three months after the accord took effect.
Netanyahu orders cutback in contacts with Palestinian Authority
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a halt to high-level contacts with the Palestinians on non-security related issues, but exempted his chief peace negotiator from the ban, government officials said on Wednesday…
Saudi records 11 cases of MERS virus in Jeddah
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday it had recorded 11 cases infected with the potentially deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus in Jeddah, including hospital staff.
China angered by latest U.S. arms sale plan for Taiwan
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s defense ministry expressed anger on Wednesday after the U.S. House of Representatives agreed to authorize the sale to Taiwan of four second-hand U.S. warships, saying the United States had ignored Chinese protests.
China recruits ‘guardian angels’ to protect embattled doctors
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s capital Beijing is taking a novel approach to protecting doctors from growing levels of violence from angry patients: volunteer “guardian angels”.
NATO to triple Baltic air patrol from next month
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO will triple its usual number of fighter jets patrolling over the Baltics next month to beef up its eastern European defenses due to tension with Russia over Ukraine, a NATO military official said on Tuesday.
China sacks another ally of former security chief in graft probe
BEIJING (Reuters) – A former aide to China’s retired domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang was sacked on Wednesday after authorities opened a corruption probe, the latest move targeting associates of Zhou, who is also under investigation for graft.
Desperate for taxes, Puerto Rico tries to get grip on underground economy
LARES, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Mattress maker Angel Lopez is both a problem and an opportunity for the Puerto Rican government.
U.S. accuses Russian agents of stirring eastern Ukraine unrest
WASHINGTON/LUHANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry accused Russian agents and special forces on Tuesday of stirring separatist unrest in eastern Ukraine, saying Moscow could be trying to prepare for military action as it had in …
