Iraq’s Sunnis voting without hope in first election since Islamic State
TIKRIT/MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – At the gates of Tikrit under a giant billboard of a Shi’ite militia commander, hundreds of Iraqi Sunni Arabs wait in the scorching sun for hours to be searched before being let into the city that was once the power base o…
Seventeen deaths reported in Congo as Ebola outbreak confirmed
KINSHASA (Reuters) – At least 17 people have died in an area of northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo where health officials have now confirmed an outbreak of Ebola, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
Xi tells Trump China and U.S. should properly resolve trade disputes
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump in a telephone call on Tuesday that the two countries should strive to find a way to properly resolve trade disputes, Chinese state media said.
Trump tells Macron U.S. to pull out of Iran nuclear deal: New York Times
WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce on Tuesday that he is pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal, European officials said, in a move that would raise the risk of conflict in the Middle East, upset America’s Eu…
After Rohingya rape accusations, U.N. warns of imminent births
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – With her 16-day old son lying asleep in her lap, tears streamed down the face of a 20-year-old Rohingya refugee in Bangladesh as she accused Myanmar troops of covering her eyes and mouth and raping her, before making…
Half a million Turks say ‘Enough’ to Erdogan on social media
ANKARA (Reuters) – More than half a million Turks piled onto social media to call time on President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday, making the word “Tamam” (“Enough”) a trending topic worldwide after he promised to step down if the people wanted it.
Two buses catch fire in black day for Rome transport system
ROME (Reuters) – A passenger bus caught fire and exploded in the heart of Rome on Tuesday, while another bus was gutted in the suburbs later in the day, highlighting the dire state of public transport in the Italian capital.
Taliban seize another district center as Afghan fighting continues
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban fighters seized a district in the northern province of Baghlan on Tuesday and kept up pressure on the central city of Ghazni as heavy fighting continued across Afghanistan following the start of the insurgents’ a…
Trump expected to exit Iran deal, Europeans say, Tehran defiant
WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce on Tuesday that he is pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal, European officials said, after they struggled to persuade him that the accord has halted Iran’s nuclear ambitio…
Swiss Islamic leader, facing propaganda charges, refused gun permit
ZURICH (Reuters) – A man charged last year with promoting al Qaeda propaganda has been refused a firearms permit, in a ruling by Switzerland’s highest court which he said was driven by anti-Muslim discrimination.
