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Brexit: Ireland says will support UK request for short extension
Ireland plans to support a British request for a short further delay to its European Union exit at a Brussels summit next week, and it is very unlikely Britain will crash out with no deal on April 12, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Wednesday.

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Austria sees no reason for Brexit extension yet, focus on MPs
There is currently no reason for another extension to Brexit because the situation in Britain's parliament has not fundamentally changed, Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Wednesday.

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New Brexit referendum would take 12 months to prepare: UK minister
The legislation necessary for a potential second referendum on Brexit would take around 12 months to prepare, Britain's Brexit minister said on Wednesday.

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Austria's Kurz calls on British MPs to avoid no-deal Brexit
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Wednesday he hopes that British lawmakers will back a solution that avoids a hard Brexit as leaving the European Union without a withdrawal agreement would do "massive" harm to Britain's economy.

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UK parliament likely to back Brexit deal agreed by May and Corbyn: Barclay
Britain's parliament is likely to back a Brexit deal if it is agreed between Prime Minister Theresa May and the leader of the opposition Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn, Britain's Brexit minister said on Wednesday.

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Palestinian tries to stab West Bank settler, is shot dead: Israel
A Palestinian tried to stab Israelis with a knife in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday and was shot dead by one of them, the Israeli military and a witness said.

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New Brexit referendum would take 12 months to prepare: UK minister
The legislation necessary for a potential second referendum on Brexit would take around 12 months to prepare, Britain's Brexit minister said on Wednesday.

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Boeing software engaged repeatedly before crash: sources
Boeing anti-stall software on a doomed Ethiopian Airlines jet re-engaged as many as four times after the crew initially turned it off due to suspect data from an airflow sensor, two people familiar with the matter said.

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Austria's Kurz calls on British MPs to avoid no-deal Brexit
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Wednesday he hopes that British lawmakers will back a solution that avoids a hard Brexit as leaving the European Union without a withdrawal agreement would do "massive" harm to Britain's economy.

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UK parliament likely to back Brexit deal agreed by May and Corbyn: Barclay
Britain's parliament is likely to back a Brexit deal if it is agreed between Prime Minister Theresa May and the leader of the opposition Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn, Britain's Brexit minister said on Wednesday.

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UK's May to meet Labour leader to try to break Brexit stalemate
British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn on Wednesday to thrash out a Brexit compromise, a gamble that could finally see a European Union divorce deal agreed but also tear her party apart.

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UK's May to meet Labour leader to try to break Brexit stalemate
British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn on Wednesday to thrash out a Brexit compromise, a gamble that could finally see a European Union divorce deal agreed but also tear her party apart.

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UK government would accept parliament decision for soft Brexit: Barclay
Britain's Conservative government would accept parliament's choosing a so-called 'soft' Brexit after failing to secure backing for Prime Minister Theresa May's deal, Brexit minister Stephen Barclay said on Wednesday.

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UK minister quits, fearing Brexit deal 'cooked up with a Marxist'
Conservative lawmaker Nigel Adams said on Wednesday he has resigned as a minister for Wales after Prime Minister Theresa May offered talks with the leader of the opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, to break the Brexit deadlock.

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Saudi women activists back in court, temporary release ruling expected
Nearly a dozen prominent Saudi women activists returned to court on Wednesday to face charges related to their human rights work and contacts with foreign journalists and diplomats, in a case that has intensified Western criticism of a key Mideast ally.

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India's Hindu groups quietly put controversial temple plan on backburner
Millions of Hindus will wake up at the crack of dawn this Saturday, five days before the start of India's general election, and march to nearby temples to chant a sacred hymn and renew a pledge to build a temple on the ruins of a 16th-century mosque.

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NHL roundup: Habs sink Lightning, pull even with Jackets
The Montreal Canadiens gained a critical victory in their playoff chase with a 4-2 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.

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World stocks rally to six-month highs on U.S.-China trade optimism
World stocks rallied to six-month highs on Wednesday as investors cheered signs of progress in U.S.-China trade talks and reassuring economic data, helping push Germany's 10-year bond yield back up to zero percent.

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MLB roundup: Phillies' Harper gets last laugh in return to D.C.
Bryce Harper had three hits, including a home run, in his return to Washington, and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Nationals 8-2 on Tuesday night.

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NBA roundup: Westbrook's historic 20-20-20 carries Thunder
Russell Westbrook had 20 points, 20 rebounds and 21 assists to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 119-103 home win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.

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Brexit: Ireland sees British PM May's move as reducing threat of no-deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to open Brexit talks with the opposition Labour Party has reduced the chances of the UK crashing out of the European Union without a deal, Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said on Wednesday.

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PM May's talks with Labour's Corbyn 'a trap': Labour lawmaker
Prime Minister Theresa May's offer of talks with the opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to break the Brexit deadlock is a trap, Labour lawmaker Ben Bradshaw said on Wednesday.

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EU parliamentary committee backs visa-free travel for Britons after Brexit
A European Parliament committee on Wednesday backed giving Britons the right to travel to the European Union without visas after Brexit, following weeks of controversy over the way the draft legislation dubs Gibraltar a UK "colony".

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Brexit: DUP still seeking time limit on Northern Ireland backstop - MP
Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party remains a key player in Brexit and is seeking a time limit on the "backstop" insurance mechanism designed to keep the region's border with EU-member Ireland open, a senior member said on Wednesday.

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UK PM May will not set preconditions in talks with Corbyn: Brexit minister
Prime Minister Theresa May will not set preconditions when she begins talks aimed at breaking the Brexit deadlock with opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Wednesday, her Brexit minister Stephen Barclay said.

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Turkey's electoral board says votes in eight Istanbul districts to be recounted
Turkey's High Election Board (YSK) will recount local election votes in eight districts of Istanbul after objections, YSK head Sadi Guven said on Wednesday, after President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party (AKP) appealed results across the city.

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Turkish election board rules in favor of partial Istanbul recount
Turkey's High Election Board ruled on Wednesday in favor of a recount in seven of Istanbul's 39 districts after an initial count showed the main opposition candidate earned a narrow victory in the city's local election.

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WTA roundup: Bertens, Muguruza begin defense of tournament titles
No. 2 seed Kiki Bertens kicked off defense of her title at the Volvo Car Open in Charleston, S.C., on Tuesday, losing just three games against Italy's Martina Trevisan in the tournament's second round.

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UK's Labour not setting red lines on talks with PM May: lawmaker
Britain's Labour Party will not make particular topics off-limit when its leader, Jeremy Corbyn, starts talks with Prime Minister Theresa May on reaching a Brexit compromise, a senior Labour lawmaker said on Wednesday.

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UK PM May set to meet opposition leader Corbyn on Wednesday: minister
British Prime Minister Theresa May is set to meet the opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Wednesday to begin talks on how to break the Brexit deadlock, junior Brexit minister Robin Walker said .

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Outnumbered and elderly, Okinawa protesters oppose U.S. military runway
A month after Jinshiro Motoyama's five-day hunger strike forced a referendum over a new U.S. military runway on Japan's island of Okinawa, he came to bid farewell to a knot of protesters trying to block trucks heading for the building site.

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Labour's Corbyn is someone we can do business with on Brexit: Conservative lawmaker Letwin
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn can be trusted to work with Prime Minister Theresa May on Brexit, Conservative Party lawmaker Oliver Letwin said on Wednesday.

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UK PM May must resign now: Conservative pro-Brexit lawmaker
British Prime Minister Theresa May should resign immediately, Andrew Bridgen, a lawmaker from her Conservative Party who is favour of a hard Brexit said on Wednesday.

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Malaysia's former leader Najib in the dock as graft trial begins
Ten years to the day after he was sworn in, disgraced former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak stood trial on Wednesday for corruption charges linked to a multibillion-dollar scandal that brought down his government.

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Thai police summon anti-junta politician on sedition charge after disputed election
Thai police summoned a prominent anti-junta politician on Wednesday to answer a sedition complaint, a police document showed, a charge rising star Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit called politically motivated after a disputed election.

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'Like a Ferrari, you don't need it': New Zealanders set to turn in guns
The pre-dawn quiet of New Zealand's South Island is shattered by the crack of a bullet from Noel Womersley's Finnish Tikka T3 rifle, followed by the shot thudding into the skull of a cow he is targeting, one of three.

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German conservative: no point in UK asking for short Brexit delay
There is no point in London seeking another short delay in Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, a senior German conservative lawmaker said on Wednesday, after Prime Minister Theresa May announced she would seek another postponement.

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Algerian businessman Ali Haddad placed in custody: Ennahar TV
Algerian businessman Ali Haddad, a backer of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika who resigned on Tuesday, is facing corruption charges and has been placed in custody, Ennahar TV reported on Wednesday.

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In Trump times, agreeing to disagree becomes norm at G7 meetings
Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations meet on Friday in France to prepare for the leaders' summit in August, but the absence of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo underscores how tough agreeing common ground between allies has become.

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Asian shares scale new seven-month highs; tight supply lifts oil
Asian shares rose to fresh seven-month highs on Wednesday as investors cheered signs of progress in U.S.-China trade talks and brisk economic data, while oil approached the key $70 per barrel mark.

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In Trump times, agreeing to disagree becomes norm at G7 meetings
Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations meet on Friday in France to prepare for the leaders' summit in August, but the absence of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo underscores how tough agreeing common ground between allies has become.

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Ethiopian Airlines pilots initially used Boeing emergency procedures before crash: WSJ
The pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX jet that crashed last month had initially followed Boeing Co's emergency procedures but later deviated from them as they tried to regain control of the plane, the Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday.

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'White power' graffiti defaces historic Tennessee civil rights site
Racist graffiti was painted in the parking lot of a Tennessee social justice center that hosted giants of the 1960s U.S. civil rights movement, such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks, it said on Tuesday.

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Ethiopian Airlines pilots initially used Boeing emergency procedures before crash: WSJ
The pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX jet that crashed last month had initially followed Boeing Co's emergency procedures but later deviated from them as they tried to regain control of the plane, the Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday.

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Saudi King Salman to visit Bahrain: BNA agency
Saudi Arabia's King Salman is expected to visit Bahrain on Wednesday, Bahrain news agency BNA said, adding the two kings will hold meetings to discuss bilateral relations and regional developments.

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