Searchers dismiss possibility wreckage in Bay of Bengal is from MH370
(Reuters) – A private company said it had found what it believes is wreckage of a plane in the Bay of Bengal that should be investigated as potential debris from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, but the possibility was dismissed by search coordi…
Korea ferry disaster exposes cozy industry ties, soft penalties
SEOUL (Reuters) – A culture of cozy personal ties that can blur the lines between businesses and those regulating them, of profit over safety, and soft courts is in focus as South Korea demands answers over the sinking of a ferry with the loss of more …
Fire kills 10 at Russian arms depot, briefly halts Transsiberian railway
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Explosions caused by a fire killed at least 10 people at a munitions depot in eastern Siberia and temporarily closed a section of the Transsiberian railway, Russia’s Defense Ministry said.
Philippines troops exchange mortar fire with militants, 15 dead
MANILA (Reuters) – At least 15 people were killed when security forces and Islamist militants exchanged mortar fire for three hours on Tuesday in a remote southern Philippine island, a marine general said on Wednesday, claiming the rebels were trying t…
Kerry to resume Mideast peace talks after a pause
NEW YORK (Reuters) – To both critics and supporters, it was “classic” John Kerry.
Shootouts claim 14 lives in northern Mexican border city
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – At least 14 people were killed in a series of shootouts in the northern Mexican border city of Reynosa on Tuesday as gunmen battled police in a region racked by violence between warring drug gangs.
Santos holds lead in Colombia election opinion poll but rival gains
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos maintained his clear lead in voting intentions ahead of May 25 elections, a Gallup poll published on Tuesday showed, but his nearest rival, Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, continued to gain support.
U.N. chief urges South Sudan’s Kiir help end violence, anti-U.N. campaign
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Tuesday to publicly call for an end to a “negative campaign” against U.N. peacekeepers and to bring to justice those responsible for attacks there o…
Pakistan should investigate spy agency over journalist attacks: Amnesty
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani authorities should investigate the country’s powerful spy agency for human rights abuses against journalists following a spate of attacks on leading reporters, London-based Amnesty International said in a report publishe…
Italy court says Knox murdered flatmate over argument, not orgy
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) – The Italian court that found American student Amanda Knox guilty of murder in January, said on Tuesday she had killed her British flatmate because of a domestic argument, rather than during a sex game, and that she herself h…
