Maldives court sacks elections officials for disobedience
MALE (Reuters) – The Maldives Supreme Court on Sunday dismissed the country’s top elections officials for failing to follow its guidelines during last year’s presidential polls and for disbanding eight political parties ahead of a parliamentary electio…
Exclusive: Malaysia plane probe narrows on mid-air disintegration – source
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Officials investigating the disappearance of a Malaysian airliner with 239 people on board are narrowing the focus of their inquiries on the possibility that it disintegrated mid-flight, a senior source said on Sunday.
Mexico kills drug kingpin reported dead years ago: official
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican drug lord who had been reported dead more than three years ago was killed in a shootout with federal forces in western Mexico early on Sunday, a government official said.
Arab League, Abbas reject recognizing Israel as ‘Jewish state’
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Arab League on Sunday endorsed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s rejection of Israel’s demand for recognition as a Jewish state, as U.S.-backed peace talks approach a deadline next month.
Missing Malaysian jet may have disintegrated in mid-air: source
KUALA LUMPUR/PHU QUOC ISLAND, Vietnam (Reuters) – Officials investigating the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner with 239 people on board suspect it may have disintegrated in mid-flight, a senior source said on Sunday, as Vietnam reported a …
Merkel raps Putin as Russian forces tighten grip on Crimea
SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) – Germany’s Angela Merkel delivered a rebuke to President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, telling him that a planned Moscow-backed referendum on whether Crimea should join Russia was illegal and violated Ukraine’s constitution.
Japan, U.S. differ on China in talks on ‘grey zone’ military threats
TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Japan and the United States start talks on how to respond to armed incidents that fall short of a full-scale attack on Japan, officials in Tokyo worry that their ally is reluctant to send China a strong message of deterr…
Save the Children describes healthcare disaster in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Newborns freezing to death in hospital incubators, doctors cutting off limbs to stop patients from bleeding to death, surging cases of polio: a new report published on Monday paints a dire picture of Syria’s collapsing healthcare sys…
The children of Japan’s Fukushima battle an invisible enemy
KORIYAMA, Japan (Reuters) – Some of the smallest children in Koriyama, a short drive from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, barely know what it’s like to play outside — fear of radiation has kept them in doors for much of their short lives.
Nuns yet to reach Syria after reported release by rebels
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An operation to release about a dozen nuns held by rebels in Syria for more than three months began on Sunday, security sources and church officials said, but hit an unexplained delay.
