Italy arrests two people suspected of planning attacks in Rome, London
BARI, Italy (Reuters) – Italian police on Tuesday arrested two people as part of an investigation into a militant cell suspected of planning attacks in Rome and London, an investigative source said on Tuesday.
Turkish nationalist opposition leader signals won’t support presidential system
ANKARA (Reuters) – The head of Turkey’s nationalist opposition said on Tuesday efforts by the ruling AK Party to introduce an executive presidency were “invalid,” ruling out speculation he could back a new constitution to change the country’s political…
Cambodia frees eight protesters, including two foreigners
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia released eight protesters hours after police detained them for demonstrating against what activists described as the politically motivated imprisonment of a group of rights workers and an election official.
New U.S. ambassador to Myanmar says he will keep using term ‘Rohingya’
YANGON (Reuters) – The new ambassador of the United States to Myanmar said on Tuesday he will keep using the term Rohingya for the persecuted Muslim minority, even after the government controlled by Nobel prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi asked him to refr…
China to relocate 2 million people this year in struggle to banish poverty
BEIJING (Reuters) – China, fighting to stamp out poverty, will this year move more than two million of its poorest citizens from remote, inland regions to more developed areas, an official of the cabinet, or State Council, said on Tuesday.
Brazil Senate presses on with impeachment, defying house speaker
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Senate forged ahead with impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff on Monday, rejecting a surprise decision by the acting speaker of the lower house, who tried to annul a key vote just days before the presid…
Obama weighs historic decision on whether to lift Vietnam arms ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama is considering whether to lift a three-decade-old arms embargo on Vietnam, U.S. officials say, as he weighs calls to forge closer military ties with Hanoi against concerns over its poor human rights re…
London’s mayor an exception to proposed ban on Muslims: Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States, suggested on Monday he would make an exception for London’s newly elected Muslim mayor, the New York Times …
Aleppo fighting rages as U.S., Russia try to revive Syria truce
BEIRUT/PARIS (Reuters) – Syrian government forces and their allies fought insurgents near Aleppo on Monday and jets conducted raids around a nearby town seized by Islamist rebels, a monitoring group said, as Syria’s military said a ceasefire in Aleppo …
Senior Islamic State official in Iraq killed in air strike: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An air strike by a U.S.-led coalition killed a senior Islamic State official in Iraq last week, a Pentagon spokesman said on Monday.




