Death toll from Russian air strikes in Idlib climbs to 23: monitor
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – At least 23 people were killed in Russian air strikes overnight in the rebel-held Syrian city of Idlib, the heaviest bombardment there since a cessation of hostilities was agreed in February, the Syrian Observatory for Human Ri…
UAE frees Canadian man acquitted of militancy, set to leave on Wednesday
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday freed a Libyan-Canadian man acquitted of aiding militants and he is set to leave the country on Wednesday, campaigners on his behalf said in a statement.
OAS head moves to suspend Venezuela from regional group
CARACAS (Reuters) – The head of the Organization of American States (OAS) has called an urgent meeting to discuss whether Venezuela is violating basic democratic principles, paving the way for a vote that could suspend it from the regional diplomatic b…
Italy court upholds Costa Concordia captain’s 2012 shipwreck sentence
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) – A 16-year prison sentence for the former captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner for his role in the deadly 2012 shipwreck was upheld on Tuesday by an Italian appeals court.
Far-right parties winning over some Jewish voters, top rabbi warns
VIENNA (Reuters) – Far-right parties in some European countries are winning over Jewish voters by exploiting fears about militant Islamists and mainstream parties must do much more to address Europeans’ security concerns, a Jewish leader said on Tuesda…
Peru’s illegal gold miners back Fujimori’s vow to end crackdown
HUEPETUHE, Peru (Reuters) – In this wildcat gold mining town in the Peruvian Amazon, the boom is over.
Attempted North Korea missile launch fails: South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea attempted to fire a missile from its east coast on Tuesday but the launch appears to have failed, South Korean officials said, in what would be the latest in a string of unsuccessful ballistic missile tests by the isolated…
U.N. food agency prepares for deeper humanitarian crisis as battle for Mosul looms
ERBIL, Iraq (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) is working on contingency plans that up to 700,000 people could be displaced by a planned offensive to retake Iraq’s second largest city from Islamic State, according to its…
Islamic State urges Muslims to destroy satellite TV sets
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State on Tuesday urged Muslims to destroy their satellite TV sets to prevent hostile channels “destroying their beliefs and polluting their ethics”.
Canada PM Trudeau will not be punished for elbowing legislator
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not face punishment for manhandling a legislator and inadvertently elbowing another during a fracas in the House of Commons, parliamentarians decided on Tuesday.
