Australia same sex marriage survey draws 78.5 percent response rate
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Around 12.6 million Australians, or 78.5 percent of eligible voters, have voted so far in a postal ballot on whether same-sex marriage should be legalized, the Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday.
Two children killed after car crashes in to Australian classroom
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Two eight-year-old boys were killed and another three children badly hurt after a car crashed into a classroom in Sydney on Tuesday, Australian police said.
Japan imposes additional sanctions on North Korea
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will impose additional sanctions on North Korea in response to the continuing threat posed by the reclusive nation’s missile and nuclear programs, Japan’s top government spokesman said on Tuesday.
U.S. investigation finds no Afghan civilian casualties in Kunduz strike
KABUL (Reuters) – A U.S. investigation into reports that at least 13 civilians were killed during an operation in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz last week found no evidence of any civilian casualties, a statement from the U.S. military in Kabul sai…
Singapore academic who warned of perils of small countries steps down
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The founding dean of a prominent Singapore school said on Monday he was stepping down, four months after he stirred a heated debate in the city-state with the comment that small countries like Singapore must “always behave like sm…
Pakistan debates how to fill education gaps
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Two young boys kneel over small white tables, intently studying the Koran at a madrassa in Pakistan.
Indonesia’s bid to root out Islamists throws spotlight on universities
NUSA DUA, Indonesia, (Reuters) – When students at Indonesia’s prestigious Institute of Agricultural Studies swore an oath to support a caliphate in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country last year, a video of the event went viral and the governmen…
Mexico says upcoming U.S. execution of national is ‘illegal’
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Senior Mexican diplomats on Monday condemned the upcoming execution of a Mexican inmate on death row in Texas, calling his sentence “illegal” and vowing to exhaust all possible efforts to prevent him from being killed later this…
Britain says Johnson comments do not justify more Iran charges against jailed aid worker
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Monday that comments by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson about jailed Iranian-British aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe should not be used by the Islamic Republic to bring additional charges against her.
Saudi Arabia says Lebanon declares war, deepening crisis
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia accused Lebanon on Monday of declaring war against it because of aggression by the Iran-backed Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah, a dramatic escalation of a crisis threatening to destabilize the tiny Arab country.
