Policemen shot, wounded near New Caledonia nickel mine
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Two French police on the Pacific island of New Caledonia were shot and wounded on Wednesday by young Melanasians, angered by mining giant Vale’s chemical spill in a river.
South Korean nominee for PM withdraws in latest blow to Park
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye suffered another political setback on Wednesday when her choice for prime minister withdrew his name amid questions about the ethics of earning a large income after leaving public service.
Two Americans injured in attack in western Afghanistan
HERAT Afghanistan (Reuters) – Two Americans suffered light injuries when a U.S. consulate vehicle came under attack in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat on Wednesday morning, the U.S. embassy said.
Pakistani Taliban splits as divisions grow within insurgency
PARACHINAR/DERA ISMAIL KHAN Pakistan (Reuters) – The Pakistan Taliban split into two groups on Wednesday, highlighting growing divisions within the movement and diminishing the government’s chances of finding a negotiated settlement with the insurgency…
French riot police evacuate Calais immigrant camps
CALAIS France (Reuters) – French riot police started evacuating three campsites housing hundreds of immigrants in the northern port town of Calais on Wednesday, days after the anti-immigrant National Front party hammered the ruling Socialists in a Euro…
Latest South African mine strike talks break down – minister
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – New South African mining minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi said on Wednesday he understood that talks, mediated by a labor court judge, between platinum mining companies and the striking AMUCK union had broken down.
China sentences 55 in Xinjiang mass trial
BEIJING (Reuters) – Local officials in China’s western Xinjiang region held a public rally for the mass sentencing of criminals on Tuesday, handing out judgments for 55 people and at least three death sentences for crimes such as “violent terrorism”, s…
South Europe’s families offer short-term fix to pensions crisis
MADRID/MILAN (Reuters) – When Angel Gomez and Maria Luisa Fernandez retired a decade ago, they imagined spending their pensions largely on restaurant meals, holidays and toys for the grandkids. Today, their retirement money helps to support five famili…
More than 50 rebels killed as new Ukraine leader unleashes assault
DONETSK, Ukraine, May 27 (Reuters) – Ukrainian aircraft and paratroopers killed more than 50 pro-Russian rebels in an assault that raged into a second day on Tuesday after a newly elected president vowed to crush the revolt in the east once and for all…
Mali’s defense minister resigns following army defeats: sources
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali Defence Minister Soumeylou Boybeye Maiga resigned on Tuesday, less than a week after an embarrassing defeat of army forces by Tuareg separatist rebels who seized several northern towns, sources close to the minister said.
