Blast near mosque in western Afghan city of Herat
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A suicide attack near a Shi’ite mosque in the Western Afghan city of Herat killed at least one person and wounded eight others, police and health officials said on Sunday.
Keep shouting, don’t become anesthetized, pope tells young people
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis, starting Holy Week services leading to Easter, urged young people on Sunday to keep shouting and not allow the older generations to silence their voices or anesthetize their idealism.
Blast near mosque in western Afghan city of Herat: police
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers blew themselves up near a Shi’ite mosque in the Western Afghan city of Herat, killing at least one person and wounding seven others, police said on Sunday.
Drug shortages cripple Angola’s health service
OKANAUTONI, Angola (Reuters) – Apart from a few packs of medicine and plastic jars, the shelves at the Okanautoni health center in southern Angola are bare and lack basic drugs for saving lives.
As Vatican and China talk, Taiwan looks on nervously
VATICAN CITY/TAIPEI (Reuters) – Five blocks from the Vatican, on the bustling, tourist-packed street leading to St. Peter’s Basilica, a Taiwanese flag flutters from the window of a third story suite of offices that house Taipei’s embassy to the Holy Se…
Russia denies aiding Afghan Taliban in wake of U.S. general’s comments
KABUL (Reuters) – Russia has rejected comments by NATO’s top commander in Afghanistan that it has been supporting and even supplying weapons to the Taliban, in a clash of words that underlines growing tension over Moscow’s involvement in the conflict.
Pro-government candidates in election for rubber-stamp Turkmen parliament
ASHGABAT (Reuters) – Turkmenistan is voting in a parliamentary election on Sunday, with a choice of three parties and some independents, but all the candidates are ultimately loyal to President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, leader of the gas-rich nation….
Japan’s Abe apologizes amid cronyism scandal, vows to revise constitution
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his ratings in a slump amid a suspected cronyism scandal and cover-up, apologized again on Sunday for causing anxiety and loss of confidence in his government.
China air force drills again in South China Sea, Western Pacific
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s air force has held another round of drills in the disputed South China Sea and the Western Pacific after passing though Japan’s southern islands, the air force said on Sunday, calling such exercises the best preparation for …
Police, politicians accused of joining Sri Lanka’s anti-Muslim riots
KANDY, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Police and politicians backed by the country’s former strongman President Mahinda Rajapaksa joined anti-Muslim riots that rocked Sri Lanka’s Kandy district this month, according to witnesses, officials and CCTV footage revi…
