Syria’s war liberates Kurdish women as it oppresses others
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nubohar Mustafa is proud of what her leaders and fellow activists have done for Kurdish women in northern Syria.
Islamist group kills 30 in twin blasts in Somali town
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s al Shabaab Islamist group bombed a busy junction and a nearby restaurant in the town of Baidoa on Sunday, killing at least 30 people, police and the group said.
Japanese Emperor Akihito diagnosed with influenza
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Emperor Akihito, 82, has been diagnosed with influenza after suffering a fever over the weekend, the Imperial Household Agency said on Monday, without giving further details.
‘Radical’ candidate in Hong Kong poll exposes underlying tensions
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong residents voted on Sunday in a legislative council by-election, with a “radical” pro-democracy candidate who was arrested in a recent riot running in what is being seen as a barometer of political tension in the financia…
Top Vatican Cardinal says Church made enormous mistakes over sex abuse
ROME/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Cardinal George Pell said on Sunday the Catholic Church made “enormous mistakes” and dismissed cases of sexual abuse of children in “scandalous circumstances”, as he became the highest-ranking Vatican official to test…
Indonesia government to back revisions to anti-graft law: senior minister
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s government will back controversial revisions to the law governing its top anti-graft agency, a senior cabinet minister said in a statement on Monday.
Merkel defends open borders for migrants amid German rift
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday defended her open-door policy for migrants, rejecting any limit on the number of refugees allowed into her country despite divisions within her government.
As sea levels rise, economic damage piles up even faster: study
OSLO (Reuters) – As sea levels rise, threatening cities from New York to Shanghai, the economic damage will increase even faster, scientists said on Monday.
Syria rebels say attacks by army and Russian planes threaten truce
BEIRUT/ GENEVA (Reuters) – The Syrian opposition warned on Sunday that attacks by the army, backed by Russian warplanes, threatened a U.S.-Russian deal for a cessation of hostilities with collapse and endangered future peace talks.
Iran’s Rouhani welcomes poll wins that could mean faster reform
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and reformist partners won a big vote of confidence in elections that could speed up Iran’s emergence from isolation, and a key ally told long dominant hardliners to accept that voters wanted them to …
