‘I study in a cave’: Going to school in Syria
TRAMLA/DOUMA, Syria (Reuters) – Syrian student Ali Khaled Stouf has to walk down several steps into a hole in the ground to get inside his school — a cave.
Israel, Turkey restore ties in deal spurred by energy prospects
ANKARA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel and Turkey announced on Monday they would normalize ties after a six-year rupture, a rare rapprochement in the divided Middle East driven by the prospect of lucrative Mediterranean gas deals as well as mutual fears o…
Moldovan court jails ex-PM for nine years for abuse of power
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Former Moldovan prime minister Vlad Filat was sentenced on Monday to nine years in prison for abuse of power, a charge his lawyer said was a politically motivated attempt to humiliate him.
Pakistan says it has arrested three Islamic State members
LAHORE, Pakistani (Reuters) – Counter-terrorist police raided a building in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Sunday and arrested three men affiliated with Islamic State who were planning to attack government buildings, authorities said on Monday…
Top Chinese envoy visits Vietnam as South China Sea tension rises
HANOI (Reuters) – China’s top diplomat met Vietnam’s leadership on Monday during a scheduled visit aimed at strengthening historically close relations at a time when ties are strained by squabbles over the South China Sea.
Kerry, NATO chief press importance of alliance after Brexit vote
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain’s vote to leave the European Union will not impact a summit next month of the NATO military alliance, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday, predicting “an even stronger NATO going forward”.
Norwegian court rejects Edward Snowden lawsuit on free passage
OSLO (Reuters) – Former U.S. spy contractor Edward Snowden has failed in a legal bid to win guarantees from Norway that it would not extradite him to the United States if he went there to receive a free speech award, a Norwegian court said on Monday.
Armenia expects wider recognition of ‘genocide’ after German vote, pope’s remarks
YEREVAN (Reuters) – Armenia expects more countries to recognize the 1915 massacre of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire a century ago as a “genocide” after remarks by Pope Francis and the stance taken by Germany’s parliament, its president said.
Rare U.N. Eritrea aid shipment shows Asmara slowly opening up
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A consignment of aid shipped by the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) through Eritrea’s main port this month was the first in a decade and the latest sign of Asmara trying to rebuild ties with the outside world, diplomats said.
Possible Scottish referendum up to Britain, Germany says
BERLIN (Reuters) – It is up to Britain whether there should be a second Scottish independence referendum after Britain voted to leave the European Union, a German government spokesman said on Monday.
