Explosion wounds four Israeli soldiers near Lebanese border
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Four Israeli soldiers were wounded on Wednesday in an explosion on the border with Lebanon, a military spokesman said.
China commerce ministry to step up inspection of all imported dairy products
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s commerce ministry said on Wednesday that it would step up inspections of all imported dairy products in the wake of a contamination scare involving ingredients for milk formula. It did not give further details.
Japan’s Fukushima plant has been leaking contaminated water ‘for two years’
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government believes radiation-contaminated water has been leaking into the Pacific Ocean from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for the past two years, an industry ministry official told reporters on Wednesday.
China detains prominent Bo Xilai supporter ahead of trial
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police have detained a prominent leftist supporter of disgraced high-flying politician Bo Xilai who had urged people to protest against Bo’s upcoming trial, underlining government nervousness about the case.
Pakistani soldiers wounded in new Kashmir confrontation with India
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Two Pakistani soldiers were wounded in an exchange of fire with Indian troops along the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir in the latest flare-up of tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, officials on both sides said …
Qatar says prisoners release key to resolving Egypt’s crisis
DOHA (Reuters) – Egypt must release jailed Muslim Brotherhood leaders to help resolve a political crisis following the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, Qatar’s foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Gunmen kill Mubarak-era parliamentarian in Egypt’s Sinai
CAIRO (Reuters) – Gunmen in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday killed a politician who was a member of parliament during the era of autocrat Hosni Mubarak, security sources said.
Norway’s opposition widens poll lead ahead of September 9 vote
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s center-right opposition extended its already big lead over the Labor-led government, indicating an almost certain defeat for Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg in a September 9 election after two straight terms in office, a poll …
Italy agrees to take in stranded migrants after Malta refuses
VALLETTA (Reuters) – Italy on Tuesday night agreed to take 102 migrants stranded on a tanker in the Mediterranean after Malta refused to allow them entry for three days.
Bombs target Iraqi shoppers, killing more than 50
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A series of car bombs targeting busy markets and shopping streets in and around Baghdad killed at least 51 people and wounded more than 100 on Tuesday, Iraqi medical and police sources said, part of a surge in violence in recent mon…
