Bangladesh plane carrying 71 people crashes in Nepal
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A Bangladeshi aircraft carrying 67 passengers and four crew crashed on Monday while coming in to land at the airport in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, an airport official said, adding that 17 people on board had been rescued.
EU extends Russia sanctions over Ukraine crisis
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union on Monday said it had extended sanctions against Russia, imposed over the annexation of Crimea and supporting rebels in eastern Ukraine, for another six months.
South Korea’s ruling party reels from more sex abuse allegations, vows ‘zero tolerance’
SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean lawmaker submitted his resignation to the National Assembly on Monday and abandoned ambitions to become Seoul’s mayor, becoming the latest casualty in a spate of embarrassing allegations against members of the ruling pa…
Chinese papers defend removing term presidential limits
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state media on Monday attacked criticism of a vote to end presidential term limits, which effectively allows President Xi Jinping to stay in office indefinitely, saying the key to China’s path was following the Communist Par…
Syria’s Douma faces catastrophe: local council
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian rebel-held city of Douma faces a “catastrophic” situation as it becomes the main haven for thousands of people fleeing advances by government forces into eastern Ghouta, its local council said on Monday.
Bangladesh ex-PM awaits bail decision as party considers poll boycott
DHAKA (Reuters) – A Bangladeshi court is due to decide on Monday whether to grant bail to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia who was jailed last month for five years for graft, with its decision likely to have far-reaching ramifications for politics and…
British PM May to chair security meeting on poisoning of former Russian double agent
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May will chair a meeting of Britain’s National Security Council on Monday to discuss the poisoning of a former Russian double agent and his daughter.
Taliban take district center in western Afghan province
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban fighters have captured a district center in Afghanistan’s western province of Farah bordering Iran, where they have battled government security forces fiercely in recent months, officials said on Monday.
Thousands of Indian farmers march to Mumbai seeking government support
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of farmers from India’s western state of Maharashtra reached the state capital of Mumbai on Monday to protest what they called a lack of government support despite severe distress within the sector that employs the …
Russian military says it evacuated 52 civilians from Syria’s Ghouta
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian military said late on Sunday that it had managed to evacuate 52 civilians, including 26 children, from Syria’s rebel-held eastern Ghouta after talks with local authorities.
