Four quit Myanmar rights panel amid outcry over handling of child abuse case
Yangon (Reuters) – Four members of Myanmar’s National Human Rights Commission have stepped down after a public outcry over the panel’s handling of a child abuse case, the office of President Htin Kyaw said on Thursday.
Somali Islamist militants kill six in Kenya attack
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Islamist militants from the Somali group al Shabaab killed six people in an attack in northeast Kenya on Thursday, the latest in a series of raids by the group in the region.
Iraq calls for U.N. emergency meeting on Turkey’s military deployment
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq has requested an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to discuss Turkey’s military presence on its soil, state television said on Thursday, as a dispute with Ankara over the troops escalated.
India says it foils attack on Kashmir base, kills three militants
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Indian soldiers shot dead three suspected militants who tried to raid an army base in northern Kashmir on Thursday, police said, the latest in a wave of attacks that has raised tensions with neighboring Pakistan.
Colombia’s Santos, rival Uribe willing to work on peace deal
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and opposition rival Alvaro Uribe met on Wednesday in a bid to resolve differences over a peace deal with Marxist FARC rebels that was unexpectedly rejected in a plebiscite, leaving the country …
Duterte rated ‘very good’ in first 90 days: Philippines poll
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has been rated “very good” in an opinion poll on his first 90 days in office, which has been defined largely by his deadly war on drugs and vitriol against Western leaders.
Malaysia’s attorney-general says no new request from Swiss on 1MDB
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s attorney-general’s office said on Thursday it had yet to receive any request for additional assistance from Switzerland in probing state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
U.S. and Australia to share cost of U.S. military’s Australian deployment
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia and the United States have agreed to share the cost of the U.S. military’s presence in Australia’s tropical north, a critical part of President Barack Obama’s “pivot” to Asia, Australian Defense Minister Marise Payne said o…
What are Haiti’s humanitarian needs after Hurricane Matthew?
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Hurricane Matthew, which slammed into Haiti this week, has created the worst humanitarian crisis in the impoverished nation since a devastating earthquake hit six years ago, according to the United Nations.
U.S. government condemns new Israeli plan on settlements
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The United States sharply criticized Israel on Wednesday over plans to build a new Jewish settlement in the West Bank that it said would damage prospects for peace with the Palestinians and contradicted assurances made…
