Hindu priest in Bangladesh hacked to death by suspected Islamists
DHAKA (Reuters) – Suspected militants in Bangladesh hacked an elderly Hindu priest to death on Tuesday, in what police suspected was the latest in a spate of attacks by Islamists on members of minority groups in the majority-Muslim country.
Presidents and billionaires drive battle against Africa’s deadliest creature
ARUSHA, Tanzania (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Jakaya Kikwete, the former president of Tanzania, recalled arriving at his cousin’s house to find the family arguing about taking their feverish teenage daughter to hospital.
Saudi-led Yemen coalition removed from U.N. child rights blacklist pending review
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Monday it had removed the Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen from a child rights blacklist pending a joint review by the world body and the coalition of the cases of child deaths and injur…
Three Jordanian intelligence officers killed in attack in Palestinian camp
AMMAN (Reuters) – Three Jordanian intelligence officers and two other security personnel were killed in an attack on their security office in a Palestinian refugee camp outside the Jordanian capital, Amman, and one suspect was arrested, officials said …
British support for remaining in the EU narrowly ahead: polls
LONDON (Reuters) – Britons narrowly favor remaining in the European Union according to two polls published in Tuesday’s newspapers, in contrast to surveys released on Monday which showed the campaign for Brexit ahead.
Venezuelan woman shot dead during latest looting
SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (Reuters) – A Venezuelan woman died on Monday after being shot in the face when looters raided state food warehouses, her family said, in the latest unrest in the crisis-hit OPEC nation.
Mexico minister rues ‘intolerance’ in the U.S., urges more integration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mexico’s foreign minister mounted a robust defense of her nation’s economic importance to the United States on Monday and condemned anti-migrant rhetoric and a “climate of intolerance” in its neighbor — a thinly-veiled critique …
Mexican security forces committed crimes against humanity: report
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican security forces have committed crimes against humanity, with mass disappearances and extrajudicial killings rife during the country’s decade-long drug war, according to a report released by rights groups on Monday.
British pedophile gets life for Malaysian, Cambodian crimes
LONDON (Reuters) – A British pedophile, who abused 23 Malaysian and Cambodian children and babies including one aged just six months, was sentenced to life in prison by a London court on Monday.
Haiti scraps election; interim president says could stay for months
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s interim president, Jocelerme Privert, said he will stay in office until next year to transfer power to an elected president unless parliament rules otherwise, after the electoral council on Monday scrapped the results…
