More bombs fall on Syria’s eastern Ghouta ahead of U.N. vote
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A new wave of bombs struck Syria’s eastern Ghouta district unabated on Friday, witnesses said, ahead of a U.N. Security Council vote to demand a 30-day ceasefire to end one of the deadliest bombing campaigns of the war.
Myanmar bulldozes Rohingya villages after ‘cleansing’ campaign: group
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar has bulldozed at least 55 villages that were emptied of their Rohingya Muslim inhabitants during violence that began last year, Human Rights Watch said on Friday citing a review of new satellite imagery.
South Sudan sentences South African to hang over aid to rebel chief
JUBA (Reuters) – A South Sudan court on Friday sentenced a South African ex-colonel to be executed by hanging, a Reuters witness said, after he was convicted of conspiracy and attempting to overthrow the government.
Shots fired at North Korea-linked group HQ in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese police arrested two men on Friday after several bullets were fired at the Tokyo headquarters of a group linked to North Korea, a spokesman and media said.
Row over Kenyan oil revenues threatens to delay production
LOKICHAR, Kenya (Reuters) – In the decades before oil was discovered in the northern Kenyan region of Turkana South, 100,000 poor villagers living in arid scrubland relied on a lone church-run health center in Lokichar town for medical help.
Australian deputy prime minister resigns after new harassment claim
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s deputy prime minister said on Friday he will resign as leader of his party after weeks of pressure over an affair with a staffer that brought him into open conflict with his premier and a new allegation of sexual harassme…
EU set to prepare sanctions on Myanmar generals: diplomats
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will start preparing sanctions against Myanmar generals over killings of Rohingya Muslims by formally calling on the bloc’s foreign policy chief next week to draw up a list of possible names, two diplomats said.
Trump to announce new sanctions against North Korea; South Korea preps for talks with North
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is due to announce its largest package of sanctions yet against North Korea to further pressure Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile program, as South Korea readies itself for more talks with the North’s…
EU to double funding for military force in West Africa’s Sahel region
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is set to double its funding for a multi-national military operation in West Africa’s Sahel region to counter Islamist insurgencies on Friday, EU diplomats said, part of a broader effort to fight militants and pe…
Cambodia’s ruling party set to sweep Senate election
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) of Hun Sen is poised to sweep a Senate election at the weekend, helping to consolidate the prime minister’s rule of more than 30 years amid a crackdown on the opposition.
