Flight of South Sudan fighters to Congo poses security threat: U.N.
KINSHASA (Reuters) – The flight of South Sudan’s main opposition leader and more than 750 of his supporters across the border into Democratic Republic of Congo will threaten regional stability if not properly handled, the DRC’s United Nations mission s…
Facebook says will learn from mistake over Vietnam photo
OSLO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc will learn from a mistake it made by deleting a historic Vietnam War photo of a naked girl fleeing a napalm attack, the company’s chief operating officer said.
Close encounters with Iran show need for rules of behavior: U.S. Navy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A series of close encounters between the U.S. navy and Iranian combat vessels in the Gulf show the need for Iran and the United States to agree rules of behavior to avoid risky miscalculations, the head of the U.S. Navy said on …
For refugees in Greece, long wait for asylum is ‘like death’
CHIOS, Greece (Reuters) – Life in Greece has become so difficult for Amir and Walaa, teachers from Syria, that they sometimes think about returning to the home they risked everything to flee.
Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha holiday
(Reuters) – Muslims around the world celebrated the Eid al-Adha holiday on Monday, one of the two most important festivals of the Islamic calendar.
Car bomb targets government buildings in eastern Turkish city
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Suspected Kurdish militants detonated a car bomb near local government offices in Turkey’s southeastern city of Van on Monday, wounding scores of people, a day after two dozen mayors from Kurdish-run municipalities were s…
Zambia court rejects opposition bid to block Lungu’s inauguration
LUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambia’s Supreme Court has rejected an application by the main opposition party to stop President Edgar Lungu’s inauguration, set for Tuesday after last month’s contested election, a lawyer for the opposition leader said on Monday.
German govt says still able to act despite row over migrants
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government dismissed charges on Monday that it has become “incapacitated” because of its failure to agree on a strategy on the refugee question that has sent Chancellor Angela Merkel’s approval ratings falling to five-year…
Jailed Kurdish militant says conflict with Turkey could be settled in six months: brother
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – A three-decade conflict between the Turkish state and Kurdish militants could be resolved within six months if talks were to be revived, the jailed rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan said, according to remarks by his brother on…
Croatia coalition wrangling starts after conservative shock
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatia was preparing for tense coalition talks on Monday after weekend elections put the conservatives unexpectedly ahead, but short of the seats needed to form a government.
