Mosque bombing kills 8 Sunni worshippers in northern Iraq
KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) – A bomb exploded near a mosque in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Tuesday, killing eight Sunni worshippers after the first prayer of the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice, or Eid al-Adha, police and medical sources said.
Jailing of wheelchair-bound Beijing airport bomber sparks anger
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese man in a wheelchair who detonated a home-made bomb in Beijing’s airport after trying to draw attention to a nearly decade-long legal battle was sentenced to six years in jail, his lawyer said on Tuesday, sparking widesprea…
Typhoon Nari hits Vietnam, 122,000 people evacuated
HANOI (Reuters) – Typhoon Nari knocked down trees and damaged hundreds of houses in central Vietnam early on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people, state media said.
Venezuela, Guyana to meet over seized oil ship, detained crew
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela and Guyana will meet on Thursday to resolve the fate of a ship and crew hired by a U.S. oil exploration firm that Venezuela seized in waters disputed for more than a century by the South American neighbors.
Magnitude 7.4 quake hits Philippines, no tsunami threat
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 hit the southern Philippines on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Magnitude 7.4 quake hits Philippines, no tsunami threat
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 hit the southern Philippines on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
U.S. Congress calls for hard line on Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers urged President Barack Obama to keep to a hard line on sanctions imposed on Iran on Monday, a day before the resumption of talks on its nuclear program between world powers and Tehran.
U.S. Congress calls for hard line on Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers urged President Barack Obama to keep to a hard line on sanctions imposed on Iran on Monday, a day before the resumption of talks on its nuclear program between world powers and Tehran.
Explosion hits upscale Myanmar hotel, one injured: police
YANGON (Reuters) – A female guest was injured in an explosion in an upscale hotel in Myanmar’s biggest city late on Monday, police said, in what could be the latest in a string of bombings in recent days.
Merkel and left pencil in third round of talks on coalition
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) said early on Tuesday they were likely to hold a third round of talks later this week to explore the possibility of forming a coalition government.
