Exhausted peace marchers arrive in Afghan capital saying ‘everyone’s tired of war’
KABUL (Reuters) – Hundreds of Afghan peace marchers arrived exhausted in the capital, Kabul, on Monday after spending the fasting month of Ramadan crossing the sun-baked, war-torn country, much of it under Taliban control.
Police search for van that killed one, injured three at Dutch concert
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A van struck four people at a Dutch concert in the early hours of Monday morning, killing one and injuring three, hours after R&B artist Bruno Mars had performed, police said.
Magnitude 6.1 quake in Japan’s Osaka area kills three, stops factories
TOKYO (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook Osaka, Japan’s second-biggest metropolis, early on Monday, killing three people, halting factory lines in an industrial area and bursting water mains, government and company officials said.
Afghan Taliban frown at militants’ Eid ceasefire selfies
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Afghan Taliban are angry at their members swapping selfies with soldiers and government officials during their three-day ceasefire, a senior Taliban official said on Monday, after the militants roamed at will through …
Billionaire Slim, America Movil, could profit from election of Mexican leftist
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Billionaire Carlos Slim has had harsh words for Mexico’s presidential frontrunner, saying recently he is “concerned and afraid” about what leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador might do if elected.
Philippine troops clash with remnants of defeated Islamist group
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine troops have clashed with remnants of a pro-Islamic State militant group that held a southern city for five months last year, the army said on Monday.
Israeli aircraft strike Hamas targets in Gaza Strip: military
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli jets struck nine targets belonging to the Islamist Hamas group in the northern Gaza Strip early on Monday in response to incendiary kites and balloons Palestinians sent from the territory that have damaged Israeli property…
Australia PM’s popularity rises, but party still lags: poll
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s personal popularity is at its highest level in two years, an opinion poll showed on Monday, but his government still trails the opposition a month before crucial by-elections.
Magnitude 6.1 quake kills three, stops factories in Japan’s Osaka area
TOKYO (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook Osaka, Japan’s second-biggest metropolis, early on Monday morning, killing three people, halting factory lines in a key industrial area and bursting water mains, government officials and broadcaster NH…
5.6 magnitude quake shakes Guatemala; no damage reported
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – A 5.6 magnitude earthquake shook Guatemala on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), but disaster officials said it did not cause any damage, including at the Fuego volcano where recent eruptions have killed …
