Japan readies 1,000 troops, naval ships for Philippines relief
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is preparing to send up to 1,000 troops as well as naval vessels and aircraft to the Philippines to help with disaster relief following Typhoon Haiyan, in what could be Tokyo’s biggest postwar military deployment.
With bailout risk building, Slovenian PM seeks to shore up support
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenia’s efforts to avert a bailout are likely to win the government a confidence vote on Thursday, even though the cost of a bank clean-up risks tipping the euro zone country’s finances over the edge.
Toronto City Council asks Mayor Rob Ford to go away
TORONTO (Reuters) – Toronto City Council asked embattled Mayor Rob Ford on Wednesday to take a break from his job to deal with “personal issues”, which he admits include both buying illegal drugs and smoking crack cocaine.
Sudanese man killed as foreign workers clash with Saudi police
RIYADH (Reuters) – A Sudanese man was killed in a second flare of clashes since Saturday between Saudi riot police, citizens and foreign workers in Riyadh amid a clampdown on visas, state media said late on Wednesday.
U.S. designates Nigeria militant groups as terrorists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States formally designated the Nigerian Islamist militant groups Boko Haram and Ansaru as foreign terrorist organizations on Wednesday, making it a crime to provide them with material support.
Desperate Philippine typhoon survivors loot, dig up water pipes
TACLOBAN, Philippines (Reuters) – Desperation gripped Philippine islands devastated by Typhoon Haiyan as looting turned deadly on Wednesday and survivors panicked over shortages of food, water and medicine, some digging up underground water pipes and s…
Attempt on Uribe’s life would destroy Colombia peace process, negotiator says
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s lead representative in peace talks with Marxist FARC rebels said on Wednesday that any attack against former President Alvaro Uribe would destroy the negotiations.
Israel warns of war from Iran ‘bad deal’, sees big sanctions cut
(Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Wednesday that a “bad deal” with Iran on its nuclear program could lead to war and his aides challenged U.S. assertions to have offered Tehran only “modest” relief from sanctions.
Palestinian peace talks delegation resigns, Abbas says
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday his delegation of peace negotiators has resigned over the lack of progress in U.S.-brokered statehood talks with Israel that have been clouded by Jewish settlement bu…
Syrian Kurdish leader claims military gains against Islamists
PARIS (Reuters) – Islamist groups in northern Syria are weakening after months of fighting and Kurdish militias are gaining ground, a top Kurdish leader said on Wednesday, vowing to continue their advances.
