British royals launch campaign to tackle stigma of mental health
LONDON (Reuters) – Prince William, his wife Kate and brother Harry urged Britons on Monday to ditch their prejudices about mental health in what is being billed as the biggest joint project the three young royals have taken on.
Turkish, coalition forces hit Islamic State targets in Syria, kill 27: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish and U.S.-led coalition forces struck Islamic State targets north of the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday, killing 27 fighters, state-run Anadolu Agency and other media reported.
Philippines incoming president offers olive branch, posts to rebels
DAVAO, Philippines (Reuters) – Philippines President-Elect Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday he would pursue peace talks with Marxist guerrillas and as an olive branch would offer government roles to the Communist Party of the Philippines, including its e…
Apple’s Cook to visit India this week, to meet Modi: sources
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook will visit India this week and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the second leg of his Asian tour, two sources familiar with the matter said, as the company seeks to revive sluggish iPh…
Britain’s Osborne turns fire on ‘Out’ plan to leave EU single market
STANSTED, England (Reuters) – Chancellor George Osborne attacked pro-Brexit campaigners for saying Britain should not just leave the European Union but also its single market, as he sought to convince voters that the economy faces big risks in next mon…
Suicide bombing hits southern Yemen city of Mukalla: residents
DUBAI (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew himself up at a security headquarters in the southern Yemeni city of Mukalla on Monday, residents said, killing and wounding several people a day after an Islamic State suicide bombing killed 25 police recruits t…
Russia’s Lavrov to meet Kerry in Vienna on Monday: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to meet U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Vienna on Monday, Russian news agencies reported.
Sweden sentences man to life imprisonment for genocide in Rwanda
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A Swedish court sentenced on Monday a 61-year-old man to life in prison for genocide in Rwanda in 1994, the second such case brought by the Nordic country over crimes during the conflict.
Venezuela opposition slams ‘desperate’ Maduro state of emergency
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition on Saturday slammed a state of emergency decreed by President Nicolas Maduro and vowed to press home efforts to remove the leftist leader this year amid a grim economic crisis.
Police Commissioner demands inquiry into Man United fake bomb ‘fiasco’
LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester’s police commissioner demanded an inquiry into the “fiasco” of a fake bomb left behind from a training exercise at Old Trafford that forced the abandonment on Sunday of a Premier League soccer match.
