OAS chief calls for release of jailed Argentine social activist
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The head of the Organization of American States (OAS) has called for the release of jailed Argentine social activist Milagro Sala, according to a letter posted on his Twitter account on Tuesday.
Water cuts and rising food prices leave Mosul facing crisis
MOSUL/BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) – Fighting between Iraqi troops and Islamic State militants has cut water supplies across a large part of Mosul, where poorer families are already struggling to feed themselves, and a local official said the increasingly e…
Callers for dollars: Inside India’s scam call centers
MUMBAI (Reuters) – In late September, a woman in National City, California, received a voice message on her phone saying she was in trouble with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) over “tax evasion or tax fraud”.
Hardline Islamists push agenda as blasphemy case ignites Indonesia
JAKARTA (Reuters) – When Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama had some of the capital’s sprawling slums leveled this spring, Muslim groups including the hardline “Islamic Defenders Front” (FPI) moved in quickly to help some of the city’s poorest res…
Avianca flight in Brazil makes emergency landing; passengers, crew fine
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – An Avianca Holdings SA flight connecting the Brazilian cities of São Paulo and Juazeiro do Norte had to make a precautionary, emergency landing in Brasilia on Tuesday, after the aircraft presented ventilation system problems.
Suspected Islamist who worked for German domestic spy agency arrested
BERLIN (Reuters) – A German citizen employed by Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has been arrested on accusations that he made Islamist declarations on the internet and revealed internal agency material, the agency said on Tuesday.
Formation of new Houthi government does not help Yemen: U.N. envoy
GENEVA (Reuters) – The formation of a new government by Yemen’s armed Houthi movement and its political allies will hinder peace efforts in the country, the U.N. special envoy to Yemen said on Tuesday.
Britain’s Prince Harry visits Barbados for 50th independence anniversary
BRIDGETOWN PORT, Barbados (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry arrived in Barbados on Tuesday to commemorate the 50th independence anniversary of the island, as part of his tour through the Caribbean region.
Fillon’s economic shock therapy for France risks side effects
PARIS (Reuters) – On paper, French presidential favorite Francois Fillon’s free-market plans to cut business taxes, relax labor laws and shrink the public sector should give corporate France a shot in the arm and boost economic growth.
Egypt’s parliament regulates NGOs in law activists says is repressive
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s parliament overwhelmingly endorsed a law regulating non-governmental organizations on Tuesday that human rights groups and activists say effectively bans their work and makes it harder for charities to operate.
