Explosion in Yemen’s Mukalla port kills several people
ADEN (Reuters) – An explosion rocked the Yemeni port city of Mukalla on Thursday killing several people, residents said.
Killings, kidnappings and burnout: the occupational hazards of aid work
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – You’re an aid worker speeding back to base after a long, cold day questioning people who have fled fighting about what they need to survive. Out of nowhere a girl runs into the road and is knocked over by your driv…
Ties unscathed by Queen Elizabeth’s ‘rude’ comment, China paper says
BEIJING (Reuters) – Ties between China and Britain will not be harmed by Queen Elizabeth being caught on camera saying Chinese officials were “very rude”, said an influential Chinese newspaper on Thursday which instead laid the blame on Western media …
U.N. rights chief concerned about Austria’s tough asylum law
VIENNA (Reuters) – The United Nations’ Human Rights chief is concerned about Austria’s tough new asylum law, which allows a process under which migrants could be turned away at the border within an hour, he said in an interview published on Thursday.
China says has wide support for stance on South China Sea case
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has widespread support in the international community for its decision not to have anything to do with a legal case lodged by the Philippines against Chinese claims in the South China Sea, a senior diplomat said on Thursday.
Brexit would hurt Britain, EU and global economy: White House adviser in newspaper
BERLIN (Reuters) – If Britain were to leave the European Union, it would hurt Britain and Europe as well as the global economy, the chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers told a German newspaper.
Papua New Guinea releases asylum seekers during day only
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Papua New Guinea has relaxed restrictions on nearly 900 asylum seekers held on behalf of Australia, allowing them to leave the detention center during the day, a lawyer said on Thursday, but a rights group dismissed the move as “wind…
China, Taiwan add tourists to their squabbles
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – China and Taiwan have added tourism to their bones of contention since the pro-independence opposition swept to power in January elections, trading accusations about who is to blame for a decline in Chinese visitors to the se…
Debris in South Africa, Mauritius ‘almost certainly’ from missing MH370
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Two pieces of debris discovered in South Africa and the Mauritian island of Rodrigues are almost certainly from the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 jetliner, Malaysia’s transport ministry said on Thursday.
Freeing child soldiers in Central African Republic: ‘They have been through hell’
DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Benoit Daoundo is a child protection officer who works for the United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF) to help release children from armed groups in Central African Republic.
