Iraqi parliament postpones vote on new cabinet to Thursday, state TV says
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s parliament postponed to Thursday a session to vote on a new cabinet proposed by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi with the aim of fighting graft, state TV reported on Tuesday.
Afghan border police killed in insider attack in Kandahar
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – At least five members of Afghanistan’s border police force were killed in an insider attack in the southern province of Kandahar close to the frontier with Pakistan when a colleague opened fire on them before fleeing, …
North Korea accuses South of ‘hideous’ abduction of workers
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea accused South Korea on Tuesday of abducting its citizens in China, four days after South Korea said 13 workers at restaurant run by the North had defected.
Merkel stresses freedom of art after Erdogan files complaint against comedian
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday Germany wanted to find a solution to the migrant crisis but this was separate to artistic freedom after the Turkish leader filed a complaint against a comedian for insulting him with a satiric…
After 10 years in power, Israel’s Netanyahu keeps rivals at arm’s length
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – When Benjamin Netanyahu first became Israel’s leader two decades ago, few would have predicted a future in which he would be poised to pass founding father David Ben-Gurion as its longest-serving prime minister.
Australian mother and TV crew face kidnapping charges in Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An Australian mother and TV crew, who were in Beirut to film the woman’s efforts to take her children back to Australia after a custody dispute with the Lebanese father, were charged with involvement in kidnapping by a Lebanese prose…
Political storm clouds outlook for Brazil’s climate change plan
BRASÍLIA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As at least 130 countries prepare to sign the Paris climate agreement in New York later this month, environmental experts have warned that enthusiasm for climate change action may be waning in Brazil.
People’s resilience helps Russia dodge deeper crisis
MIASS, Russia (Reuters) – In Russia’s industrial heartland, people are finding ways to cope with an economic crisis that has stretched household budgets to breaking point.
Scrapping of Venezuelan amnesty law disappointing: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – The scrapping by Venezuela’s top court of an amnesty law that could have secured the release of jailed opposition activists was very disappointing as it could have been a step towards reconciliation, a U.N. human rights spokeswoman s…
India, U.S. reach preliminary agreement on sharing military logistics amid China challenge
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India and the United States have agreed in principle to share military logistics, the countries’ defense ministers said on Tuesday, as both sides seek to counter the growing maritime assertiveness of China.
