More bombs hit Syria’s Ghouta after heaviest death toll in years
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Pro-government forces pounded Syria’s eastern Ghouta on Tuesday, killing at least 66 people after the enclave’s heaviest one-day death toll in three years, a monitoring group said.
Lesser-known North Korea cyber-spy group goes international: report
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A North Korean cyber espionage group previously known only for targeting South Korea’s government and private sector deepened its sophistication and hit further afield including in Japan and the Middle East in 2017, security resea…
Second Austrian far-right group has anti-Semitic songbook: newspaper
VIENNA (Reuters) – A second Austrian student fraternity has a songbook containing anti-Semitic lyrics making fun of the Holocaust and insulting Jews, a newspaper said on Tuesday, three weeks after it exposed a similar case that forced a far-right polit…
New corruption cases entangle Netanyahu aides
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police alleged on Tuesday that Benjamin Netanyahu’s former spokesman tried to bribe a judge to drop a fraud case against Netanyahu’s wife, the latest corruption investigation encircling the long-serving prime minister.
No survivors as Iran finds wreckage of plane on mountain
LONDON (Reuters) – There were no survivors among the 65 passengers and crew on an Iranian plane that ploughed into a mountain top, where most of the bodies lie buried under snow, the first rescue team to reach the wreckage said on Tuesday.
Maldives parliament approves extension of state of emergency by 30 days
MALE (Reuters) – Parliament in the Maldives on Tuesday approved a 30-day extension of a state of emergency sought by President Abdulla Yameen who cited an ongoing national security threat and constitutional crisis.
Oxfam chief apologizes for ‘babies in cots’ comment as more abuse reported
LONDON (Reuters) – Oxfam’s chief executive apologized on Tuesday for saying a wave of condemnation over sex abuse by the charity’s staff was disproportionate as it had not “murdered babies in their cots” in a scandal that has prompted new reports of ab…
Ex-mayor of Caracas says opposition won’t take part in Venezuela elections
GENEVA (Reuters) – The opposition will not field a candidate in Venezuela’s April 22 presidential election, the exiled mayor of Caracas said, calling the vote a “trap” set by President Nicolas Maduro.
Philippine leader bans news site from covering his events over ‘fake news’
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has “lost trust” in local news site Rappler and barred it from covering his official events, his spokesman said on Tuesday, in the latest blow for an outlet known for its tough scrutiny of his gov…
Exclusive: Turkey yet to issue Gazprom permit for TurkStream land pipeline – sources
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Turkey has yet to issue a permit for Russia’s Gazprom to start building the land-based part of the TurkStream gas pipeline, three sources familiar with the matter said, stoking fears the strategically important project will be delay…
