Pakistan detained more than 5,000 after Easter bombing killed 70: provincial minister
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani authorities detained more than 5,000 suspected militants in two days since a suicide bomber attacked crowds in a busy park in the eastern city of Lahore on Easter Day, killing at least 70 people, a provincial minister sa…
Iranian expats hard to woo as Western firms seek foothold in Iran
LONDON (Reuters) – International firms are hunting for Western-educated Iranians to take on executive jobs in the Islamic Republic after the removal of most sanctions, but are finding it hard to win them over.
Calls mount to stop abuse of migrant workers in Italy’s ‘red gold’: the tomato sector
PUGLIA, Italy (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Baah, a tall, broad-shouldered Ghanaian man, stares through a grimy window, his face a study of disappointment as he watches a chill wind cast ripples over fields of corn in southern Italy.
Japan public divided as laws easing limits on military take effect
TOKYO (Reuters) – Laws loosening the limits of Japan’s pacifist constitution on its military took effect on Tuesday as surveys showed the public remained divided over a change that allows Japanese troops to fight overseas for the first time since World…
Myanmar lifts state of emergency in conflict-torn Rakhine state
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar President Thein Sein, in a surprise move hours before leaving office, lifted a state of emergency in the restive western state of Rakhine, imposed after clashes between Buddhists and minority Rohingya Muslims in 2012.
China appoints first special envoy for Syria crisis
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Tuesday appointed its first special envoy for the Syrian crisis, a career diplomat who has served as ambassador to Iran, as it seeks a more active role in the Middle East.
All in good time: draft Thai charter handed over ahead of August vote
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s junta-appointed charter committee handed over a draft constitution to the military government at an auspicious time on Tuesday, the last step before it is put to a vote in August, something that could speed up Thailand’s …
Fire hits UAE residential towers, five injuries reported
DUBAI (Reuters) – Firefighters brought under control a fire that broke out at a residential tower in Ajman in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the city civil defense said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of blazes in the country’s high-rise buildings….
Ukraine parliament approves resignation of chief prosecutor
KIEV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian parliament approved on Tuesday the resignation of General Prosecutor Viktor Shokin, an official seen by the Ukraine’s Western backers as an obstacle to tackling corruption.
EU puts Britons at risk from dangerous criminals, ‘Out’ campaigners say
LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union puts British families at risk by allowing the free movement of dangerous criminals, campaigners who want Britain to leave the bloc said on Tuesday, an argument dismissed as “scaremongering of the worst kind” by EU …
