Israel cabinet vote imminent on plan to increase Palestinian workers
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s cabinet will likely vote within two weeks on a proposal to allow another 33,000 Palestinian construction workers into Israel as the government seeks to ease the economic hardship that officials say has fueled a wave of Pa…
Four Americans held in Bahrain as island marks uprising anniversary
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahraini police have detained four U.S. citizens, including one who was masked and taking part in a riot, a senior police official said on Monday, and local media reported they were journalists covering a protest.
Bulgaria charges three Syrians with trying to join Islamic State
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarian prosecutors have charged three Syrians with attempting to join Islamic State militant group after border patrols arrested them as they tried to enter Turkey from Bulgaria, the interior ministry said on Monday.
Indian students protest in thousands as government cracks down on dissent
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s biggest nationwide student protests in a quarter of a century spread across campuses on Monday after the arrest of a student accused of sedition, in the latest battle with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government over fre…
Buddhist monks scuffle with troops in Thailand over leadership protest
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A handful of Buddhist monks scuffled with troops in Thailand on Monday during a protest against what they called state interference in religious affairs and a bid to overthrow the governing body of their religion.
Philippines to put up for sale seized Marcos property, jewelry
MANILA (Reuters) – Jewelry, property and stocks confiscated from the Philippines former dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his family following his ouster 30 years ago will be put up for sale, government officials said on Monday.
Slovakia’s ruling leftists set to win election, lose majority: poll
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Slovakia’s ruling leftist party remains on course to win March elections with a double-digit lead over the closest challenger but may lose its outright majority in parliament, an opinion poll showed on Monday.
Islamists kill Somalia’s former defense minister with car bomb
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Islamist militant group al Shabaab killed Somalia’s former defense minister with a car bomb in capital Mogadishu on Monday, officials said.
Ukrainian prosecutor quits over corruption as government teeters
KIEV (Reuters) – A senior Ukrainian prosecutor resigned on Monday, calling the office he worked for a “hotbed of corruption”, another blow to government attempts to clean up the judiciary, a crucial step to unlock more Western aid.
EU nations, Turkey set to meet on Thursday on migration crisis
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – France, Germany, other EU nations and Turkey are expected to meet before an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday to discuss the migration crisis that is worsening due to a growing number of people fleeing air strikes in Syria.
