Afghan and foreign forces kill 60 near Pakistan border: officials
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan troops backed by Western air power have killed at least 60 militants near the Pakistan border, Afghan security officials said on Wednesday, in one of the single biggest assaults against the Taliban-linked Haqqani network.
Swiss allow Croatian workers access despite vote for immigration curb
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland will grant workers from Croatia access to its labor market in a bid to kickstart treaty negotiations with the European Union that were frozen after Swiss voters approved curbs on immigration.
China says premier’s Africa visit about more than just oil deals
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is to visit four African countries, including oil-rich Angola and Nigeria, but will not be going simply for energy deals as China increasingly aims to boost African living standards, officials said on Wedn…
Lebanese presidential vote delayed as deputies boycott vote
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese politicians abandoned their second attempt to elect a new president on Wednesday after dozens of deputies boycotted a parliamentary vote to choose a successor to President Michel Suleiman.
Philippines says U.S. obligated to help in case of attack
MANILA (Reuters) – The United States has a treaty obligation to help the Philippines in case of an attack on its territory or armed forces in the South China Sea, the Philippine foreign minister said on Wednesday, rejecting questioning of a security pa…
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.
