Magnitude 7.5 quake strikes off Solomons, sparks tsunami warning
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A major earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck off the coast of the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, triggering a tsunami warning in the area, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
Reviving investment is key, says man tipped to be India’s finance minister
BOHARU, India (Reuters) – Massaging his swollen feet after campaigning in the villages of Punjab, the man tipped to be India’s next finance minister says he wants the government that takes office next month to approve five big-ticket investments quickl…
Warily, Lebanon tackles violent spillover from Syria
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) – For two weeks now, the rifles have been silent along Syria Street in Lebanon’s Tripoli, an area shot up so often that even memorial posters of men killed just a few months ago are speckled with bullet holes.
UK aerospace and defense firms fret over Scottish independence bid
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s aerospace and defense industries warned on Sunday that the sector could lose its global competitive edge as a result of Scotland’s bid for independence, which is due to be decided by a referendum later this year.
At least six dead and more missing in Tajik mudslide
DUSHANBE (Reuters) – Six children have been killed and at least seven people are missing and presumed dead as a result of a mudslide in south Tajikistan, an emergency ministry spokesman told Reuters on Sunday.
Egypt arrests alleged ‘terrorist’ who fought in Syria
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has arrested a veteran of the Syrian civil war on suspicion of planning terrorist acts inside Egypt, the state news agency reported on Sunday.
China seizes more than 10,000 illegal guns in crackdown
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China has seized more than 10,000 illegal guns in the southwestern province of Guizhou, state television reported on Sunday, marking its largest haul of illegal firearms as it steps up efforts to crack down on violent crime.
Act fast to curb global warming, or extract CO2 from air: U.N.
By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent BERLIN (Reuters) – Faster action is needed to keep global warming to agreed limits and delays until 2030 could force reliance on technologies to extract greenhouse gases from the air, a U.N. report said on Su…
Guinea-Bissau votes in poll aimed at turning page on coup
BISSAU (Reuters) – Voters in Guinea-Bissau began casting their ballots on Sunday to elect a new president and lawmakers in an election meant to draw a line under a 2012 military coup that plunged the West African nation into chaos.
South Korea, Japan to hold rare official talks on ‘comfort women’
SEOUL (Reuters) – Senior South Korean and Japanese officials will meet this week to discuss Japan’s wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women, South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday.
