Traces of Islamic State ‘mass grave’ rot in Iraqi spa town
HAMMAM AL-ALIL, Iraq (Reuters) – On the banks of the Tigris river, men sit and watch, smiling with relief as Iraqi policemen, soldiers and local youths bathe in muddy spring water in a town that was recaptured from Islamic State just a few days ago.
World Bank probe into Tata tea project finds it failed to protect Indian workers
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A World Bank investigation into a tea plantation project in India that it jointly finances with tea giant Tata Global Beverages has found that it has failed to tackle alleged abuses of impoverished workers, the …
Montenegrin president nominates former secret police chief as PM-designate
PODGORICA (Reuters) – Montenegro’s president named a former head of the secret police as the prime minister-designate who will try to form a new government.
Kyrgyz president’s party keeps grip on government amid constitution dispute
BISHKEK (Reuters) – Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev’s party retained its dominant cabinet position on Wednesday when the Central Asian nation’s parliament approved a new government following a shake-up prompted by disagreement over proposed constit…
Trump victory likely to empower Iran’s hardliners, worry investors
ANKARA (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election is likely to empower hardliners in Iran who are pushing for global isolation and discourage already wary foreign investors.
Russia’s Putin congratulates Trump on election win
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated businessman Donald Trump on his victory in the U.S. presidential election in a telegram on Wednesday, the Kremlin said.
Backs against the wall: Trump victory casts pall over Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico was pitched into deep uncertainty by Donald Trump’s U.S. election victory on Tuesday after a bitterly divisive campaign, raising the prospect of major clashes over trade, immigration and security.
Cuba announces military exercises after Trump elected U.S. president
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba on Wednesday announced a week of pre-scheduled nationwide military exercises to prepare for “enemy actions”, the day after the United States elected as president Donald Trump who has threatened to unravel the U.S.-Cuban detente….
Kenya teachers seek to follow Uganda and ban UK-backed private schools
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Kenyan teachers want the government to ban a chain of low-cost private primary and nursery schools, backed by Microsoft’s Bill Gates and Britain’s aid budget, after it faced criticism from a court in neighboring U…
Remembering the war dead in Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – Every year in November, villages, towns and cities across Britain honor those who have lost their lives in war on Remembrance Sunday.
