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Assailant shot, at least a dozen injured in incident at UK parliament
LONDON - An assailant is shot outside the British parliament by armed police, the leader of the House of Commons says after loud bangs are heard and a Reuters photographer sees at least a dozen injured people on a nearby bridge.
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Assailant shot, at least a dozen injured in incident at UK parliament
LONDON - An assailant is shot outside the British parliament by armed police, the leader of the House of Commons says after loud bangs are heard and a Reuters photographer sees at least a dozen injured people on a nearby bridge. (BRITAIN-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURE), moving shortly, 400 words)
Democrats complain about U.S. high court nominee's elusiveness
WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee's top Democrat voices frustration at U.S. Supreme Court selection Neil Gorsuch's elusive answers to questions on major legal issues, though his nomination appears to be moving forward smoothly. (USA-COURT/GORSUCH (UPDATE 1, PICTURE, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung, 780 words)
Tillerson pledges safe areas for refugees, more pressure on Islamic State
WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the United States will set up "interim zones of stability" to help refugees return home in the next phase of the fight against Islamic State and al Qaeda. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/USA (UPDATE 1), moved, by Lesley Wroughton and Yara Bayoumy, 445 words)
As Belgium remembers attacks, survivor reflects: "What if?"
BRUSSELS - Belgium marks the first anniversary of bomb attacks that killed 32 people with remembrance ceremonies, a new memorial and poignant reflections from those who lost partners. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/BRUSSELS (TV, PICTURE), moved, by Farah Salhi and Philip Blenkinsop, 520 words)
+ See also:
- EUROPE-ATTACKS/BELGIUM-POLICE (PICTURE), moved, by Alissa de Carbonnel, 970 words
SPECIAL REPORT
In South Africa, immigration feeds corrupt officials and race hate
JOHANNESBURG - In 2010 police in Johannesburg shot Justin Ejimkonye, a Nigerian migrant, in the leg. The reason why is unclear: It took the police 18 months to charge Ejimkonye with any crime. When they did bring a charge, saying he was carrying cannabis, a public prosecutor decided not to pursue the case for lack of evidence. (SAFRICA-MIGRANTS/CORRUPTION (SPECIAL REPORT, PICTURE, GRAPHIC), moved, by Joe Brock, 2,075 words)
EUROPE
Portugese PM leads calls for Dijsselbloem to quit over "xenophobic" remarks
LISBON - Portugal's prime minister led calls for the head of the euro zone's finance ministers to resign after he refused to apologise for suggesting that southern European countries have squandered their money "on booze and women". (EU-EUROGROUP/PORTUGAL (UPDATE 3, PICTURE, TV), moving shortly, by Axel Bugge and Andrei Khalip, 650 words)
EU sets Brexit talk conditions, priority for people, money, borders
BRUSSELS - The European Union's chief negotiator for Britain's exit from the bloc spell out the EU's conditions and priorities for the talks, stressing the need for early agreements on citizens' rights, money and borders. (BRITAIN-EU/BARNIER, moved, by Jan Strupczewski, 655 words)
Germany's new president says Erdogan jeopardising Turkish success
BERLIN - Germany's Frank-Walter Steinmeier use his first speech as president to warn Turkey's head of state Tayyip Erdogan that he risks destroying everything his country had achieved in recent years. (TURKEY-REFERENDUM/GERMANY (UPDATE 1), moved, by Madeline Chambers, 445 words)
+ See also:
- TURKEY-REFERENDUM/EUROPE (UPDATE 1), moved, 270 words
- TURKEY-REFERENDUM/EUROPE, moved, 105 words
France's Fillon under fire, even from allies, one month from election
PARIS - Right-wing presidential candidate Francois Fillon is back under fire following new media reports of conflicts of financial and political interest while a party ally attacked a key part of his radical economic recovery programme. (FRANCE-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1, TV, PICTURE), moved, by Richard Balmforth, 756 words)
+ See also:
- FRANCE-ELECTION/FILLON, moved, 100 words
Ukraine bars Russia's entry for 2017 Eurovision Song Contest
KIEV - Ukraine says it has barred Russia's entry for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest from entering the country, prompting a swift rebuke from Moscow, which calls the decision a "cynical and inhuman act". (UKRAINE-EUROVISION/RUSSIA (UPDATE 1), moved, by Natalia Zinets and Matthias Williams, 455 words)
Merkel's conservatives extend lead in Germany's Forsa poll
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives widen their lead over their Social Democrat (SPD) rivals in a poll, six months before what should be a tight election in Europe's biggest economy. (GERMANY-ELECTION/POLL (UPDATE 1), moved, 270 words)
Scottish parliament to seek new independence vote despite UK govt rebuff
EDINBURGH - Scotland's devolved parliament will vote on Wednesday to give its government a mandate to seek a new independence referendum, despite Prime Minister Theresa May having said "now is not the time" for another vote as complex EU exit negotiations loom. (BRITAIN-EU/SCOTLAND (PICTURE, TV), moved, 392 words)
Swiss cannabis entrepreneurs develop craving for low-potency pot
KOELLIKON - Entrepreneurs have high hopes for cannabis in Switzerland, where business has suddenly taken off in recent months, six years after the country legalised low-potency "marijuana-light". (SWISS-CANNABIS/LIGHT (UPDATE 1, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Marina Depetris and John Miller, 780 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Syrian rebels press major assault near Hama
BEIRUT - Syrian rebels seize more ground from government forces as they press a major assault north of the city of Hama in a western region of Syria that is critically important to President Bashar al-Assad, a war monitor says. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA (UPDATE 2, TV), moving shortly, by Angus McDowall and Tom Perry, 570 words)
+ See also:
- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-AIRSTRIKE (UPDATE 1), moved, 250 words
- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA, moved, 290 words
Islamic State shells recaptured areas in west Mosul
MOSUL - Islamic State militants shelled areas recaptured by Iraqi forces in western Mosul, hitting civilians fleeing the fighting early on Wednesday as troops edged their way through the narrow, dangerous streets of the Old City. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-MOSUL (PICTURE, TV), moved, by Hamuda Hassan, 390 words)
Russia underplayed losses in recapture of Syria's Palmyra
GELENDZHIK, Russia - Russia's force in Syria has suffered losses since late January more than three times higher than the official toll, according to evidence gathered by Reuters, a tally that shows the fight in Syria is tougher and more costly than the Kremlin has disclosed. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-RUSSIA-CASUALTIES (INSIGHT, PICTURE), moved, by Maria Tsvetkova, 930 words)
Iran steps up support for Houthis in Yemen's war - sources
LONDON/ANKARA/DUBAI - Iran is sending advanced weapons and military advisers to Yemen's rebel Houthi movement, stepping up support for its Shi'ite ally in a civil war whose outcome could sway the balance of power in the Middle East, regional and Western sources say. (YEMEN-IRAN/HOUTHIS (UPDATE 2, EXCLUSIVE, PICTURE), moved, by Jonathan Saul, Parisa Hafezi and Michael Georgy, 1,310 words)
Egypt camel racers hope desert sport will spread to fresh pastures
ISMAILIA, Egypt - On a desert track in eastern Egypt camels race across the sand, urged on by their young jockeys and a convoy of cars speeding alongside them. The race is part of an annual camel festival outside the city of Ismailia which has attracted participants from 13 Arab countries this year, as well as enthusiasts from France, Germany, Italy and Austria. (EGYPT-TOURISM/ (PICTURE), moved, 185 words)
AFRICA
World has just months to stop starvation in Yemen, Somalia - Red Cross
GENEVA - The world has got three to four months to save millions of people in Yemen and Somalia from starvation, as war and drought wreck crops and block deliveries of food and medical care, the International Committee of the Red Cross say. (AFRICA-HUNGER/ (UPDATE 2, TV), moved, by Stephanie Nebehay, 460 words)
UNITED STATES
U.S. Senate panel to weigh law school dean Acosta for labor secretary
WASHINGTON - R. Alexander Acosta, tapped by President Donald Trump to head the U.S. Labor Department, will appear before a Senate panel on Wednesday morning for an initial hearing on how he would lead the agency. (USA-CONGRESS/ACOSTA (PICTURE, TV), moved, by Amanda Becker, 385 words)
AMERICAS
In times of crisis, Venezuelans help the hungry
CARACAS - Concerned individuals, businesses, Catholic Church groups and group of high-end restaurants started projects to serve food, donate clothing and furnish struggling hospitals. (VENEZUELA-FOOD/ (PICTURE, TV), moved, by Andreina Aponte, 400 words)
ASIA
North Korea missile test fails, U.S. and South say
SEOUL - A North Korean missile appears to have exploded just after it is launched, the U.S. and South Korean militaries say after detecting the latest in a series of weapons tests by the nuclear-armed state that have alarmed the region. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/ (UPDATE 4, TV, PICTURE), moved, by Ju-min Park, 580 words)
+ See also:
- NORTHKOREA-USA/SANCTIONS (UPDATE 1, EXCLUSIVE, TV), moved, by Stephanie Nebehay, 605 words
S.Korea's Park goes home after 14-hour interrogation in graft probe
SEOUL - Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye left prosecutors' offices early on Wednesday after being questioned in an investigation into a corruption scandal that brought an early end to her political career. (SOUHTKOREA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Cynthia Kim, 515 words)
WIDER IMAGE
Yemen orphanage braves nearby air strikes
SANAA - After two years of war, orphans in the Yemeni capital Sanaa have only one dream - to survive. The al-Shawkani Foundation for Orphan Care is located around 100 meters (yards) from the al-Nahdain mountain, widely believed to be an arms depot that has been repeatedly bombarded by Saudi-led coalition's fighter jets. (YEMEN-SECURITY/ORPHANAGE (PICTURE), moved, by Khaled Abdullah, 390 words)
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