Assad’s forces recapture rebel border town
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad recaptured the rebel-held Syrian border town of Rankous on Wednesday, military sources and state television said, consolidating their control over a former rebel supply line from neighboring …
UK’s Cameron promotes Javid to cabinet, names Morgan to Treasury job
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron appointed former banker Sajid Javid as the country’s new culture minister, replacing Maria Miller who resigned earlier on Wednesday over an expenses scandal.
Indonesia votes for parliament, early returns cast doubt on easy PDI-P win
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesians voted for a new parliament on Wednesday in a poll expected to be dominated by the opposition Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P), boosting the chances of its popular candidate in a presidential election three mo…
Afghan election complaints watchdog warns of fraud
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s presidential election last Saturday may have suffered a significant degree of fraud, the country’s election complaints commission said, warning that all votes cast irregularly would be thrown out.
Pope expresses ‘profound pain’ at killing of priest in Syria
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis spoke on Wednesday of his deep grief over the assassination of a 75-year-old Dutch Jesuit priest in Syria and made a renewed appeal for an end to the violence.
Italy rescues 4,000 migrants in 48 hours in escalating crisis
ROME (Reuters) – Italy has rescued 4,000 migrants from boats trying to reach European shores in the past 48 hours in a deepening immigration crisis, the interior minister said on Wednesday.
Special Report: From Hungary, far-right party spreads ideology, tactics
WARSAW (Reuters) – In a rented public hall not far from Poland’s parliament, about 150 people gathered one afternoon late last year to hear speeches by a collection of far-right leaders from around Europe.
New ping signals spark confidence in Malaysia Airlines search
SYDNEY/PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – Australian officials said on Wednesday two new “ping” signals had been detected in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, boosting confidence after more than a month of fruitless searching for the missing jet…
Iran nuclear deal being implemented as planned: IAEA chief
OSLO (Reuters) – Iran is implementing last year’s interim nuclear deal with six world powers as planned, U.N. atomic energy chief Yukiya Amano said on Wednesday, almost three months after the accord took effect.
Netanyahu orders cutback in contacts with Palestinian Authority
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a halt to high-level contacts with the Palestinians on non-security related issues, but exempted his chief peace negotiator from the ban, government officials said on Wednesday…
