Four dead as Myanmar violence spills into Malaysia: police
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Ethnic violence in Myanmar between Muslims and Buddhists appears to have spilled over into Malaysia, police said on Wednesday, with four killings in recent days suspected to be linked to the religious tension.
Syrian army captures strategic border town of Qusair
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army seized control on Wednesday of the strategic border town of Qusair, Syrian media and security sources said, in a major advance for President Bashar al-Assad’s forces in the country’s two-year civil war.
Another contaminated water leak at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant
TOKYO (Reuters) – The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant said it had found another leak of contaminated water on Wednesday, piling pressure on the utility to curb the problem as it seeks permission to release water to the sea.
Analysis: Glimmer of hope for cash-starved Pakistan economy as Sharif takes over
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s economy is in its worst shape in nearly a decade and yet there is a sense of hope that the incoming government not only seems to know what is needed to fix it but, for once, may also have enough determination and clout …
China has ‘mountains of data’ about U.S. cyber attacks: official
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top Internet security official says he has “mountains of data” pointing to extensive U.S. hacking aimed at China, but it would be irresponsible to blame Washington for such attacks, and called for greater cooperation to figh…
Egypt convicts 43, including Americans, in NGO case
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court convicted 43 Americans, Europeans, Egyptians and other Arabs on Tuesday in a case against democracy promotion groups that plunged U.S.-Egyptian ties into their worst crisis in decades.
Brazil calls in army to defuse conflicts over Indian lands
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff’s government said on Tuesday it would send 110 federal troops to the Brazilian farm state of Mato Grosso do Sul to try to prevent more violence between Indians claiming their ancestral territory a…
Palestinian PM-designate hopes to form government this week
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian Prime Minister-designate Rami Hamdallah said on Tuesday he hoped to form his West Bank-based government this week but was committed to implementing a power-sharing deal with Gaza’s Hamas rulers.
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Pacific Ocean near Hawaii
(Reuters) – A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Hawaii’s big island on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injury and no tsunami was generated, a spokesman for the governor said.
China, Mexico vow broad cooperation as Xi visits; no trade pact soon
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – China and Mexico promised broad cooperation on issues ranging from energy to mining and infrastructure during a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, but any free-trade pact between the emerging market powers i…
