Bloodshed blurs Middle East borders set 100 years ago by UK-French pact
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A century after Britain and France secretly mapped out a Middle East they would control upon defeating the Ottomans in World War One, its borders have been blurred by sectarian bloodshed – and some in the region see opportunity in…
White male cabinet raises fears of backsliding in diverse Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – To the people who benefited most from the long, recently truncated rule of Brazil’s leftist Workers Party, the look of the successor government could not be more disheartening.
U.N. urges Greece to stop detaining migrant children
ATHENS (Reuters) – A top United Nations official urged Greece on Monday to stop detaining refugee and migrant children, some of whom are locked up in police cells for weeks, and to develop child protection services instead.
Americans traveling to North Korea risk ‘unduly harsh sentences’: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans who travel to North Korea despite ongoing warnings risk “unduly harsh sentences” for actions that would not be considered a crime in the United States, the U.S. State Department said in its latest travel warning on Mond…
Kenyan police fire tear gas at stone-throwing protesters
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan police fired tear gas and water cannon on Monday at stone-throwing protesters during a demonstration in the centre of Nairobi against an electoral oversight body which the opposition want scrapped, a Reuters witness said.
Thousands of Afghan Hazaras join power line protest in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – Thousands of demonstrators from Afghanistan’s Hazara minority marched in protest through Kabul on Monday, accusing President Ashraf Ghani’s government of cutting them out of a multi-million dollar power transmission line project.
British royals launch campaign to tackle stigma of mental health
LONDON (Reuters) – Prince William, his wife Kate and brother Harry urged Britons on Monday to ditch their prejudices about mental health in what is being billed as the biggest joint project the three young royals have taken on.
Turkish, coalition forces hit Islamic State targets in Syria, kill 27: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish and U.S.-led coalition forces struck Islamic State targets north of the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday, killing 27 fighters, state-run Anadolu Agency and other media reported.
Philippines incoming president offers olive branch, posts to rebels
DAVAO, Philippines (Reuters) – Philippines President-Elect Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday he would pursue peace talks with Marxist guerrillas and as an olive branch would offer government roles to the Communist Party of the Philippines, including its e…
Apple’s Cook to visit India this week, to meet Modi: sources
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook will visit India this week and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the second leg of his Asian tour, two sources familiar with the matter said, as the company seeks to revive sluggish iPh…
