Indian police detain five after temple fireworks blaze kills 108
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (Reuters) – Indian police have detained five people after a fireworks display at a Hindu temple set off explosions and fire killing 108 people, an officer said on Monday, in one of the worst accidents at a religious festival.
Hungary opposes proposed EU changes on seconded workers: government
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary opposes a European Union plan to equalize pay between seconded and local workers as it would pose an “unacceptable competitive disadvantage” to Hungarian companies, a government spokesman said on Monday.
Open spat erupts in Singapore between premier and his sister
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A spat between Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his younger sister has blown into the open, one year after the death of their iron-handed father Lee Kuan Yew, who brooked no discord within the city-state’s political wo…
Tsipras demonizes IMF to rally troops for bailout sacrifices
The leaking of a conference call of International Monetary Fund officials on Greece’s latest bailout review has further undermined mutual trust in fraught debt talks, embarrassed the European Commission and infuriated the IMF and Germany.
Poland’s Kaczynski blames Tusk’s government for president’s jet crash
WARSAW (Reuters) – Responsibility for the 2010 plane crash that killed Poland’s president Lech Kaczynski along with 95 other people lay with the then government of Donald Tusk, the late president’s twin brother and leader of the current ruling party sa…
Earthquake off northeast Taiwan measures 5.5 magnitude: local weather bureau
TAIPEI (Reuters) – An earthquake measuring 5.5 magnitude struck off the northeast coast of Taiwan on Monday, the island’s Central Weather Bureau said, shaking buildings in the capital Taipei, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Tough-talking mayor surges ahead in Philippine election opinion poll
MANILA (Reuters) – A tough-talking mayor in the southern Philippines, who has vowed to end corruption and crime, has topped the latest opinion poll and become the new frontrunner in the presidential election campaign ahead of elections in May.
New Zealand launches review of foreign trusts after Panama Papers
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s government on Monday said it would begin a review of its foreign trust laws after leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm highlighted vulnerabilities in its legal framework that made it a possible link in intern…
U.N. envoy welcomes Yemen truce, says difficult compromises needed
UNITED NATIONS/DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Nations special envoy for Yemen welcomed the start of a tentative truce in the country’s year-old conflict on Monday and said peace talks due to start later this month would require difficult compromises for …
Canada aboriginal community declares suicide crisis emergency
TORONTO (Reuters) – A Canadian aboriginal community of 2,000 people declared a state of emergency on Saturday after 11 of its members tried taking their own lives this month and 28 tried to do so in March, according to a document provided by a local po…
