Dissident blogger launches Cuba’s first independent online newspaper
HAVANA (Reuters) – Dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez launched Cuba’s first independent online newspaper on Wednesday with reports questioning the quality of Cuba’s healthcare system but access to its maiden edition was soon redirected to another site moc…
Anti-Semitic tweets point to hate speech problem in Spain
MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish government is considering cracking down on hate speech on social networks after thousands of anti-Semitic comments on Twitter following an Israel-Spain basketball game on Sunday.
British fugitive arrested in Dubai after 2-1/2 year hunt
DUBAI (Reuters) – One of Britain’s most wanted fugitives has been arrested in Dubai on suspicion of fraud and money laundering, police in the Gulf Arab emirate said on Wednesday.
Nigerian Islamists kill 26 in two attacks: police
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, May 21 – Suspected Nigerian Islamist militants killed 26 people in two attacks on remote northeastern villages this week, demonstrating their ability to target civilians hours after a bomb killed 118 people in the central city of Jo…
IAEA says Iran agrees to address issues in nuclear bomb probe
VIENNA (Reuters) – Tehran has agreed to address by August 25 some issues related to a long-stalled IAEA investigation into suspected Iranian atomic bomb research, the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency said on Wednesday.
Britain’s Prince Philip has ‘minor medical procedure’ on his hand
LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Philip, the 92-year-old husband of the Queen, has undergone a minor medical procedure on his right hand but royal officials were quick to downplay any health concerns on Wednesday, saying he was attending a garden party.
Dissident blogger launches Cuba’s first independent online newspaper
HAVANA (Reuters) – Dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez Cuba’s first independent online newspaper on Wednesday with reports questioning the quality of Cuba’s healthcare system but access to its maiden edition was soon redirected to another site mocking the …
India’s Modi extends olive branch to Pakistan, invites Sharif to inauguration
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian prime minister-designate Narendra Modi on Wednesday invited the leaders of Pakistan and other neighbors to his inauguration next week in an unprecedented move, signaling his aspirations to be a regional leader.
Bus strike paralyzes Brazil’s biggest city as World Cup looms
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Bus drivers in São Paulo went on strike for a second day on Wednesday, snarling transit and leaving hundreds of thousands stranded in South America’s largest city less than a month before it hosts the opening World Cup soccer match.
Food distribution under way for 60,000 in Aleppo: Red Cross
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Red Cross has begun a “major distribution” of emergency food rations on both sides of the front lines in the Syrian city of Aleppo, its first since October, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) tol…
