UK’s Cameron forced to delay strike against Syria
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron was forced on Wednesday to push back his plans for an imminent military strike against Syria in a humiliating climb-down for Britain’s leader after coming under fierce domestic and international pressure….
Swedish boarding school shut after boys burned with irons
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s school inspectorate ordered the temporary closure of a prestigious boarding school on Wednesday after two new boys were burned with electric irons in the latest bullying scandal at the elite establishment.
Panama says Cuban weapons shipment ‘without doubt’ violated U.N. sanctions
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Cuban weapons seized aboard a North Korean ship in Panamanian waters last month are “without doubt” a violation of United Nations sanctions against arms transfers to Pyongyang, Panama said Wednesday, citing a U.N. report.
U.N. peacekeeper killed in Congo fighting; three others wounded
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – A U.N. peacekeeper from Tanzania was killed and three others were wounded on Wednesday in an operation with the Congolese army to drive back M23 rebels from the city of Goma in eastern Congo, a U.N spokesm…
Thousands flee to Central African Republic airport to escape ex-rebels
BANGUI (Reuters) – Thousands of civilians fled to the Central African Republic’s main international airport to escape marauding former rebel fighters and occupied the tarmac for around 18 hours, blocking some flights from landing, witnesses and officia…
U.S. rejects link between North Korea nuclear diplomacy, jailed American
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The case of a U.S. citizen jailed in North Korea is a human rights issue that has no connection to long-stalled talks over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons, the State Department said on Wednesday.
Britain pushes back Syria chemical attack response timetable
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain changed its stance on Syria on Wednesday, saying that the U.N. Security Council should see findings from chemical weapons inspectors before it responded militarily and that the British parliament should vote on the matter twi…
French prosecutor investigates U.S. Prism spying scheme
PARIS (Reuters) – The Paris prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday it had launched a preliminary investigation into the U.S. National Security Agency’s Prism surveillance program after French rights groups complained it was snooping on citizens’ emails …
Syrian envoy alleges rebel gas attack, demands U.N. investigate
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Syria asked the United Nations on Wednesday to order chemical experts in Damascus to investigate three rebel attacks in which he said Syrian troops “inhaled poisonous gas,” while Britain pushed for the Security Council to act…
Asylum seekers threaten to sink Australian government in election
BLACKTOWN, Australia (Reuters) – Australian Home Affairs Minister Jason Clare crouches uncomfortably in a suit on the canvas of a youth boxing ring in Sydney’s hardscrabble Western Suburbs, shaping up for the election fight of his life.
