Beirut airport workers held over terrorist contacts
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese authorities have detained two Lebanese employees of a Beirut airport service company over contacts with “terrorist parties”, security sources said on Sunday. The sources gave no further details as the suspects were still bei…
South Africa’s Mantashe says ruling ANC losing supporters’ confidence
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has lost some supporters’ confidence and could totally lose them if it does not deal with discontent with President Jacob Zuma, an ANC official said on Sunday.
Protesters against Bangladesh power plant give two weeks for demands to be met
DHAKA (Reuters) – Protesters opposing the construction of a Chinese-backed, coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh agreed on Sunday to halt their activities for 15 days, defusing tensions after four demonstrators were killed last week.
British royals bat in Mumbai for poor Indian kids
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Cambridge played a charity cricket match with underprivileged children in Mumbai on Sunday, the first day of a week-long tour of India that will include a trip to the isolated Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan…
Israel says half-year surge in Palestinian street violence wanes
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A half-year-long surge in Palestinian street attacks against Israelis is waning, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, while Hamas accused the U.S.-backed Palestinian leadership of treachery for helping Israel stem the…
Syrian PM: Russian air force, Syrian army preparing operation to free Aleppo – agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian air force and Syrian army are preparing for a joint operation to liberate Aleppo, Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halaki told visiting Moscow lawmakers on Sunday, Russian news agencies reported.
Nations seek rapid ratification of Paris climate deal, four-year lock
OSLO (Reuters) – Many nations are pushing for swift ratification of a Paris agreement to slow climate change and lock it in place for four years before a change in the White House next year that might bring a weakening of Washington’s long-term commitm…
Angolan police block anti-government protests
LUANDA (Reuters) – Angolan police briefly detained dozens of protesters in the capital Luanda after they tried to march in support of a group of activists jailed for planning a rebellion, witnesses said late on Saturday.
U.S. defense secretary visits India on mission to draw militaries closer
GOA, India (Reuters) – U.S. Defence Secretary Ash Carter began a three-day visit to India on Sunday, seeking to advance a relatively new defense relationship with a country Washington sees as a counterweight to the growing power of China.
Egypt has high hopes for tourism despite grim statistics, setbacks
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt is confident of luring back millions of foreign visitors and putting a smile on their faces, according to its new tourism minister, despite heavy first quarter losses and setbacks including a bomb that brought down a Russian pas…
