Iraqi forces making new push toward Old City in Mosul
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi forces launched a new attack on Islamic State in Mosul’s Old City on Sunday, military officials said, trying to break the stalemate in attempts to seize the militants’ last stronghold.
Pakistan hate speech investigation against clerics after student killed for alleged blasphemy
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Pakistani police opened a hate speech investigation involving two Muslim clerics on Sunday after the killing of a university student over allegations he committed blasphemy.
At least 20 migrants drown off coast of Libya: witness
ROME (Reuters) – At least 20 migrants trying to reach Europe drowned on Sunday in the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya, a Reuters photographer said.
Kurdish militants kill guard in attack on Turkish politician: sources
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Kurdish militants killed a guard in an attack on a vehicle carrying a district official from the ruling AK Party in southeast Turkey overnight, ahead of Sunday’s referendum on introducing a presidential system, security s…
Jakarta election exposes deep political, religious divide
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Jakarta voters head to the polls on Wednesday to elect a governor for Indonesia’s teeming capital after a campaign that incited political and religious tensions in the world’s most-populous Muslim country.
Fugitive Mexican ex-governor arrested for graft, awaits extradition
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – A former Mexican state governor on the run from police for more than five months who has come to symbolize corruption within the country’s ruling party was arrested on Saturday night in Guatemala and now awaits extradition.
Pence warns North Korea of U.S. resolve shown in Syria, Afghan strikes
SEOUL/PYONGYANG (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence warned North Korea on Monday that recent American military strikes in Syria and Afghanistan showed President Donald Trump’s resolve should not be questioned, but Pyongyang vowed to continue mis…
Mexican human rights commission condemns killing of reporter
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s human rights commission on Saturday condemned the killing of a police beat reporter in western Mexico, the latest in a string of journalists shot down in acts that may be connected to their work.
Feel the pain of the poor and immigrants, pope says at Easter Vigil
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis, leading the world’s Roman Catholics into Easter, urged them on Saturday not to ignore the plight of immigrants, the poor and other vulnerable people.
Mexican navy guns down top bodyguard to eldest son of ‘El Chapo’
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The chief bodyguard to the eldest son of jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was killed in the northern coastal state of Sinaloa.
