Grief and frustration as Nepal marks earthquake anniversary
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Grieving relatives mourned on Sunday the thousands killed in a huge earthquake in Nepal last year, as aid agencies warned about the health risks for the millions still living in sub-standard temporary shelter following the country…
Kurd-Shi’ite clashes in northern Iraq kill ten, key road cut
TUZ KHURMATU, Iraq (Reuters) – Clashes between Kurdish and Shi’ite Turkmen paramilitary forces in northern Iraq have killed at least 10 fighters and cut a strategic road between Baghdad and the oil city of Kirkuk, security and medical sources said.
Britain says can’t rule out sending troops to Libya: newspaper
LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Sunday that he could not rule out sending troops to Libya if requested to do so by the Libyan government, but that any deployment would need to be approved by parliament.
Saudis await prince’s vision of future with hope and concern
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabians are anticipating with hope, doubt and worry the release this week of a government plan to liberate the kingdom from its reliance on oil, which could solve deep-rooted problems but bring economic pain.
Obama says post-Brexit UK-U.S. trade deal could take a decade
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain could have to wait a decade for a free trade deal with the United States if it votes to leave the European Union, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Sunday in his final salvo of a disputed foray into British domestic politic…
Two Britons, one Indian held in Hungary for illegally transporting migrants
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Two Britons and an Indian were arrested in Hungary on Saturday night accused of trying to transport more than a dozen migrants illegally to Austria, Hungarian police said.
Pakistan’s Khan sees Panama Papers as second chance to oust PM
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan is leading a party rally on Sunday to rail against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, seizing on the Panama Papers leak linking Sharif’s family with offshore wealth as a second chance to unseat the leader.
Britain’s EU ‘Remain’ campaign needs ground troops, passion
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Campaigners to keep Britain in the European Union, boosted by a visit from U.S. President Barack Obama, seem to be winning the air war in the media, but they could yet lose the crucial ground war to bring out the vote.
China’s Xi warns of foreign infiltration through religion
BEIJING (Reuters) – China must be on guard against foreign infiltration through religion and stop “extremists” spreading their ideology, President Xi Jinping told a top-level meeting on managing religion, state media reported on Sunday.
Exclusive: Seychelles says helping worldwide probe into Malaysia’s 1MDB fund
VICTORIA (Reuters) – The Seychelles is helping an international investigation into the troubled state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), the state’s Financial Intelligence Unit on the Indian Ocean archipelago said.
