Australia opens tender for next phase in Malaysia Airlines search
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia began the process of finding a private contractor on Wednesday to take over the hunt for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane after three months of military-led searches failed to find any trace of its wreckage.
Erdogan to grow more powerful as president, Turkey more polarized
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – On the first anniversary of nationwide protests that shook Prime Minster Tayyip Erdogan’s rule, barely a thousand anti-government demonstrators marched in Istanbul on Saturday.
G7 powers meet without Russia in summit snub over Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The world’s leading industrialized nations meet without Russia for the first time in 17 years on Wednesday, leaving President Vladimir Putin out of the talks in retaliation for his seizure of Crimea and Russia’s part in destabilizi…
Wary China keeps close watch as Tiananmen anniversary arrives
BEIJING (Reuters) – Twenty-five years ago, Wang Nan took his camera and headed out to Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, where tens of thousands of people had gathered calling for democratic reforms. The 19-year-old told a friend he wanted to record history.
Obama defends deal that freed soldier amid growing demands for hearings
WASHINGTON/WARSAW (Reuters) – President Barack Obama defended on Tuesday the prisoner swap deal that freed a U.S. soldier from Taliban captivity in Afghanistan, and the Army pledged to investigate the circumstances of his capture after fellow soldiers …
Mine accident in southwest China kills 22 people: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Twenty two workers were killed in a coal mine accident in southwestern China, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday, the latest mining disaster to highlight poor safety standards in the world’s biggest coal producin…
Lockheed to deliver first of 36 F-16s to Iraq this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp this week will deliver the first of 36 F-16 fighter jets to Iraq, marking what Baghdad’s envoy to the United States called a “new chapter” in his country’s ability to defend its vast borders with Iran and oth…
Suicide bomber kills anti-ISIL leader in Iraq’s Anbar province: source
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – One of the leaders of Iraq’s pro-government Sunni tribal fighters was killed late on Tuesday by a suicide bomber in western Anbar province’s capital of Ramadi, one of his men said.
Wary China keeps close watch as Tiananmen anniversary arrives
BEIJING (Reuters) – Twenty-five years ago, Wang Nan took his camera and headed out to Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, where tens of thousands of people had gathered calling for democratic reforms. The 19-year-old told a friend he wanted to record history.
No tsunamis expected after 5.4 quake shakes Peru’s capital
LIMA (Reuters) – A magnitude 5.4 earthquake that shook buildings in the Peruvian capital of Lima on Tuesday will not cause any tsunamis, Peruvian authorities said.
