Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 shakes central Croatia
ZAGREB (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit central Croatia on Monday with an epicentre some 50 kilometres southeast of the capital Zagreb, Croatian state television reported, citing data from t...
Dec 28, 2020
Azerbaijan says one serviceman killed in attack in Karabakh
BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's Defence Ministry said on Monday that one serviceman had been killed in an attack in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Asked about media reports on Sunday of a possible clash b...
Dec 28, 2020
China jails citizen-journalist for four years over Wuhan virus reporting
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Chinese court handed a four-year jail term on Monday to a citizen-journalist who reported from the central city of Wuhan at the peak of last year's coronavirus outbreak, on grou...
Dec 28, 2020
Thailand records 3,000 foreign tourists in November as ban eases
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand recorded 3,065 foreign tourists in November, official data showed on Monday, in its second month of receiving long-stay visitors after a ban was imposed in April to keep c...
Dec 28, 2020
Bangladesh to ship new group of Rohingya refugees to remote island
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh will move a second group of Rohingya refugees to a low-lying island in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday, officials said, despite calls by rights groups to stop th...
Dec 28, 2020
Russian fishing trawler sinks in Barents Sea, 17 missing
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A fishing trawler sank in the northern Barents Sea leaving 17 people missing, Russian news agencies reported on Monday citing emergency services. Five rescue vessels were searching ...
Dec 28, 2020
Ethiopian police arrest Reuters cameraman
NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Reuters cameraman, Kumerra Gemechu, was arrested in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Thursday and will be kept in custody for at least two weeks, his family said. He has not ...
Dec 28, 2020
U.S. embassy urges China to release 12 Hong Kong fugitives
BEIJING (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in China has called upon Chinese authorities to immediately release 12 fugitives from Hong Kong and permit them to depart the country on Monday, according to a sta...
Dec 27, 2020
Mexico records 6,217 new coronavirus cases, 400 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Sunday reported 6,217 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 400 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 1,383,434 cas...
Dec 27, 2020
Sydney told to watch its famous New Year’s Eve fireworks from home
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Sydney, one of the world's first major cities to welcome each New Year with a public countdown featuring a fireworks display over its well-known Opera House, has b...
Dec 27, 2020
