Wave of Aden killings tests Gulf role in Yemen
CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) – The recapture of Aden by Gulf Arab coalition troops last summer has failed to provide any respite from Yemen’s civil war, with residents facing a wave of bomb and gun attacks that is crippling efforts to stabilize the city.
North Korea turns to ‘old workhorse’ rocket to repeat past success
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea’s weekend rocket launch repeated earlier success rather than breaking new ground, using a nearly identical design from a 2012 launch, experts said, adding the reclusive country probably remained years from build…
Man sets himself on fire outside London palace of Prince William
LONDON (Reuters) – A man died on Tuesday after setting himself on fire outside Kensington Palace, the London home of Prince William and his wife Kate, police said.
Protests intensify in Iraqi Kurdistan amid economic crisis
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Protests intensified in Iraq’s Kurdistan region on Tuesday after the government unveiled new austerity measures to avert an economic collapse that officials warn could undermine the war effort against Islamic State.
Bosnian Serb general who helped lead Srebrenica massacre dies
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Bosnian Serb General Zdravko Tolimir, serving a life sentence for genocide including the massacre at Srebrenica during the early 1990s war in Bosnia, died in The Hague on Monday evening, a court spokesman said.
Swedish prosecutors press for Assange interview despite U.N. ruling
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish prosecutors said on Thursday they would renew an application to interview Julian Assange over a rape allegation, adding that their case was not affected by a U.N ruling that he was being arbitrarily detained.
Hong Kong riot police fire warning shots in bloody street clashes
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong riot police fired warning shots on Tuesday during clashes that erupted in the Chinese-ruled city when authorities tried to remove illegal street stalls set up for Lunar New Year celebrations, the worst violence since pro…
Turkey sees 70,000 Syrian refugees reaching border, ‘won’t close gates,’ says PM
ANKARA (Reuters) – Some 70,000 Syrian refugees could reach the Turkish border if the military campaign there continues at this intensity, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutolgu said on Tuesday, adding Turkey will not shut its gates to the refugees.
Taiwan developer arrested after deadly quake fells building
TAINAN, Taiwan (Reuters) – Prosecutors in the southern Taiwan city of Tainan have arrested the developer of a building which collapsed during an earthquake on Saturday killing at least 39 people, officials said on Tuesday, as rescue efforts increasingl…
Indian soldier pulled out alive after six days buried in snow
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – An Indian soldier declared dead has been found alive under 25 feet (8 meters) of snow, six days after he was buried by an avalanche that hit his military post in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.Rescue teams dug out …
