Bomb blast in Syria’s Afrin kills seven civilians, four Syrian rebels: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A bomb blast in a four-floor building in the town of Afrin in northwest Syria killed seven civilians and four Free Syrian Army members overnight, state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Monday.
Tropical storm Eliakim kills 17 in Madagascar: authorities
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – At least 17 people died when a tropical storm hit eastern Madagascar over the weekend, authorities said.
Hundreds flee Australian bushfires that kill cattle, destroy homes
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian authorities urged people to remain alert on Monday as bushfires that have destroyed dozens of homes, killed cattle and forced hundreds of residents to flee continued to burn out of control in the southeast of the country….
China forms new economic team as President Xi kicks off second term
BEIJING (Reuters) – China elevated a key confidante of President Xi Jinping to one of the top positions in government on Monday as Beijing cracks down on riskier financing and a debt build-up that may pose systemic risks to the world’s second-largest e…
More than 3,500 people left Syria’s Eastern Ghouta on Monday: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – More than 3,500 people left Syria’s Eastern Ghouta region on Monday, the TASS news agency said citing Russia’s Defence Ministry.
Turkish embassy in Denmark attacked with petrol bombs, no injuries: police
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – At least two people attacked Turkey’s embassy in Copenhagen with petrol bombs early on Monday causing some minor damage to the exterior of the building but no injuries, police in the Danish capital said.
China elects new economic team as President Xi kicks off second term
BEIJING (Reuters) – China elevated a key confidante of President Xi Jinping to one of the top positions in government on Monday as Beijing cracks down on riskier financing and a debt to reduce systemic risks to the world’s second-largest economy.
Japan PM takes blame for loss of trust over scandal as polls dive, denies involvement
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his popularity plunging amid a cronyism scandal, took responsibility on Monday for a loss of trust in his government but denied he or his wife had intervened in a land sale to a school operator with…
Australian wildfires destroy homes, kill cattle as hundreds of people flee
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian authorities urged people to remain alert on Monday as wildfires that have destroyed dozens of homes, killed cattle and forced hundreds of residents to flee continued to burn out of control in the southeast of the country….
Death toll in Philippine hotel fire rises to five
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine firefighters said on Monday the death toll from a fire in a hotel in the capital Manila had risen to five, after confirming two more fatalities and putting out the blaze a day after it broke out.
