Search for missing Malaysian jet drags on, as probe narrows to crew
PERTH/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian police have ruled out involvement of any passengers in the disappearance of a missing jetliner, while Australian officials warned bad weather and a lack of reliable information were impeding efforts to find wrec…
Pakistan Taliban suspend month-long ceasefire but still want talks
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Pakistani Taliban have not extended a month-long ceasefire but are still open to pursuing peace talks with the Islamabad government, a spokesman for the insurgent movement said Wednesday.
Panama quake revised to 5.8, no report of damage, injuries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 hit Panama on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Italy police arrest 24 for plotting violent Veneto secession
ROME (Reuters) – Italian police arrested two dozen separatists including a former parliamentarian on Wednesday on suspicion of gathering arms to violently split the wealthy northern region of Veneto from the rest of Italy.
Suicide bomber kills six police at Afghan ministry ahead of vote
KABUL (Reuters) – A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself outside Afghanistan’s interior ministry in central Kabul on Wednesday, killing himself and at least six policemen, the latest in a string of attacks ahead of Afghanistan’s April 5 presidential ele…
Bombs kill two at Cairo University
CAIRO (Reuters) – A series of explosions outside Cairo University killed two people on Wednesday, including a police brigadier-general, in what appeared to be a militant attack targeting security forces.
Greece is back, market return in sight-PM
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece has put the worst of a debt crisis behind it and is considering issuing new debt within three months, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras told Reuters on Wednesday.
Serbian court convicts two for editor’s murder in Croatia
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Two Serbian men were jailed on Wednesday for the killing of a newspaper editor in neighbouring Croatia in 2008 whose political weekly had worked on exposing crime and corruption in the Balkans.
Kenyan Muslim groups threaten protest over Islamist shooting
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – Two prominent Kenyan Muslim rights groups threatened on Wednesday to stage street protests in the port city of Mombasa unless the government met a Saturday deadline to say who had killed a prominent Islamist.
Greece lifts legal immunity of more Golden Dawn MPs
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s parliament stripped legal immunities from five lawmakers from the far-right Golden Dawn party on Wednesday, clearing the way for another round of criminal charges against its members.
