Trial over Malaysian plane crash not likely at ICC: Dutch
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands or Malaysia is likely to try those responsible for the downing in Ukraine of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, not the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Dutch said on Wednesday.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 reported off Papua New Guinea: USGS
(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 was recorded off the coast of Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey reported.
Spanish, Catalan leaders stand ground in independence tussle
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and Catalan President Artur Mas failed to break the deadlock over Catalonia’s independence drive on Wednesday, both standing firm on their positions when they met for the first time in a year.
U.N. battles for more people-trafficking convictions
VIENNA (Reuters) – Global efforts to stop the multi-billion-dollar business of trafficking in people are being hampered by perceptions that it is a soft crime unlikely to be punished, the head of the U.N. drugs and crime office told Reuters.
Armed men blow up Yemen’s oil pipeline halting crude flows
SANAA (Reuters) – Armed men blew up Yemen’s main oil export pipeline on Wednesday, a local official said, halting crude flows and disrupting an important source of revenue for the impoverished state.
Temporary ceasefire in Tripoli, 75 bodies found in Benghazi
BENGHAZI/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Rival Libyan militias fighting for control of Tripoli’s airport agreed to a temporary ceasefire on Wednesday to allow firefighters to try to control a huge blaze at a fuel depot hit by a rocket.
South Korea president’s party wins vote, green light for economic reforms
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean voters in 15 districts gave President Park Geun-hye’s ruling party an enhanced parliamentary majority in by-elections on Wednesday, and the political momentum to drive an economic stimulus program and regulatory reforms.
Iraqi Kurdish pipeline stopped; tanker in limbo off Texas
ISTANBUL/LONDON (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurdistan’s attempts to export oil independently of Baghdad hit another obstacle on Wednesday, as a Turkish energy official and industry sources said the autonomous region’s pipeline to the Mediterranean has been shut …
Tunisia’s chief of army land forces resigns: official
TUNIS (Reuters) – The commander of Tunisia’s army land forces has resigned, the defense ministry said on Wednesday, as the military struggles to contain attacks by al Qaeda-linked militants.
Air Algerie jet plunged rapidly from altitude before crash: official
DAKAR (Reuters) – The Air Algerie flight that crashed in Mali last week appears to have plummeted to the ground from an altitude of 10,000 meters in just a few minutes after flying into a storm, a senior official involved in the investigation was quote…
