Australia turns down national vote on same-sex marriage
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s bid to hold a national vote on whether to legalize same-sex marriage was defeated on Monday in the upper house of parliament, or Senate, potentially delaying legal unions for years.
Myanmar allows food aid delivery to conflict-torn region
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar is allowing the first food deliveries for more than four weeks to the troubled north of Rakhine state, the UN humanitarian agency announced on Monday, amid an ongoing military lockdown of the area.
Turkey’s treatment of dismissed officials reminiscent of Nazis: Luxembourg
BERLIN (Reuters) – Luxembourg’s foreign minister said on Monday that the Turkish government’s handling of dismissed civil servants reminded him of methods used by the Nazis, and that, sooner or later, the EU would have to respond with sanctions.
Pakistan police raid scores of Karachi seminaries after killings
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani police arrested dozens of people in a crackdown on more than 90 seminaries in Karachi, following a series of sectarian shootings in the country’s largest city, officials said on Monday.
Along the U.S.- Mexico border fence
(Reuters) – Building a wall along the U.S.- Mexico border has been a contentious subject in this year’s U.S. presidential election.
Kremlin denies involvement in alleged plot against Montenegro’s PM
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian government was not involved into an alleged attempt to kill Montenegro’s Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, the Kremlin spokesman said on Monday.
Cambodia jails opposition senator for seven years over Facebook posting
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia on Monday jailed an opposition senator for seven years over his Facebook posting of a fake government pledge to dissolve the border with Vietnam, a verdict opposition members say could fuel tension in the Southeast Asian…
Kremlin says early presidential election is not on agenda
MOSCOW (Reuters) – There is no discussion in the Kremlin about holding the next presidential election ahead of schedule, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
U.N.’s Ban opens Cyprus talks, says reunification deal within reach
MONT PELERIN, Switzerland (Reuters) – A deal to reunite the divided island of Cyprus is within reach, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday as he opened a round of talks in a snow-bound hotel overlooking Lake Geneva in Switzerland…
Brunei’s second-largest daily newspaper shuts down abruptly
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Brunei’s second-largest daily newspaper, the Brunei Times, published its final edition on Monday, after abruptly announcing plans for closure over the weekend, triggering online speculation about the reason.
