Rights group accuses Syria of several likely nerve agent attacks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch on Monday accused Syrian government forces of likely dropping bombs containing nerve agents at least three times elsewhere in the country before an April 4 attack that killed dozens of people and sparked a …
On May Day, workers of the world unite – and protest
LONDON (Reuters) – Europeans took to the streets on Monday, celebrating the international workers’ holiday of May Day with an assortment of rallies and demonstrations, which in France turned violent as protesters threw petrol bombs at police.
THAAD missile defense system initially capable in South Korea: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military’s THAAD missile defense system in South Korea has reached an initial operating capability to defend against North Korean missiles, U.S. officials said on Monday, forging ahead with the system despite staunch obj…
Algerians to elect new parliament amid apathy, president’s absence
ALGIERS (Reuters) – In a sports arena festooned with national flags, Algeria’s ruling FLN party pumped up supporters at one final weekend rally before Thursday’s parliamentary election with Liberation-era songs and screenings of old speeches by its vet…
Russian police detain gay rights activists at May Day march
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian police arrested about 20 gay-rights protesters demonstrating on Monday in St Petersburg against the treatment of homosexuals in the southern Chechnya republic, one of the detained activists told Reuters.
Trump says would meet North Korean leader under right circumstances: Bloomberg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he was open to meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong un “under the right circumstances,” according to Bloomberg News.
After month of protests, Venezuela’s Maduro triggers shakeup of powers
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s socialist President Nicolas Maduro announced on Monday the creation of a new popular assembly with the ability to re-write the constitution, which foes decried as a power-grab to stifle weeks of anti-government unrest.
German minister blames ‘weak’ army leadership after racism case
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen has attacked “weak leadership” in the armed forces, provoking dismay among soldiers’ representatives, after an officer was arrested on suspicion of planning a racist attack to frame refuge…
UK PM May’s Conservatives hold 19 point lead over Labour: ICM poll
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s governing Conservative Party holds a 19 point lead over Labour, a poll by ICM said on Monday, a commanding advantage just slightly lower than the record lead recorded the previous weekend.
Death toll among Afghan forces at 807 in Jan-Feb, says report
KABUL (Reuters) – Casualties among Afghan security forces remain “shockingly high”, according to a report from a U.S. watchdog body published on Monday that put the death toll at 807 and the number of injured at 1,328 in the first two months of the yea…
