Israel’s Netanyahu declines offer to meet with Obama: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declined an offer to meet U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House later this month and canceled his trip to Washington, the White House said on Monday.
Russia, Philippines have most female business leaders, Japan ranks lowest
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – With 45 percent of senior management positions held by women, Russia has once again topped a ranking of countries with the highest percentage of women in senior business roles, followed by the Philippines and Lithu…
Musicians in Kosovo fight anti-Roma prejudice stirred up by war
PRISTINA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As a child, Kafu had no idea he was Roma. Growing up in Gjakova, western Kosovo, he was called “gypsy” everywhere he went.
‘Motherhood penalty, daddy bonus’: new British parents judged at work
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – If you’re a new mother in Britain returning to work after having a baby here’s some news for you: almost half your colleagues will think that you’ve become less committed to your job, according to a survey publishe…
U.S. strikes al Shabaab training camp in Somalia, more than 150 killed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States launched an air strike in Somalia that killed more than 150 fighters with the al Qaeda-linked Islamist group al Shabaab following U.S. intelligence on preparations for a large-scale militant attack, the Pentagon…
South Korea, U.S. begin exercises as North Korea threatens attack
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean and U.S. troops began large-scale military exercises on Monday in an annual test of their defences against North Korea, which called the drills “nuclear war moves” and threatened to respond with an all-out offensive.
U.S. appeals to Taliban to join talks, warns of increased violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Monday renewed its appeal to the Taliban to join peace talks and said Afghan and U.S. forces would have to prepare themselves for the prospect of increased violence in the spring and summer if the insurgent g…
Ex-president of El Salvador Saca set for graft trial
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – A former president of El Salvador, Antonio Saca, will stand trial for illegal enrichment, the country’s supreme court said on Monday, in a case centering on the ex-leader’s inability to explain how he acquired $5 million at the…
Air strike hits Syrian market, opposition says truce must be respected
BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – A Syrian or Russian air strike was reported to have killed at least 19 people and possibly many more at a market in northwestern Syria on Monday, straining a cessation of hostilities agreement meant to pave the way for peace t…
Turkey’s Zaman vows to continue as opposition newspaper in German exile
BERLIN (Reuters) – Turkey’s top-selling newspaper Zaman plans to continue publishing as an opposition daily in Germany after it was taken over by the state in its home country, the editor-in-chief of Zaman Almanya (Zaman Germany) said on Monday.
