‘We’re back’: Aristide allies toast Haiti’s interim president at palace
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – A senator who served as interior minister under former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide was sworn in as Haiti’s interim president on Sunday, a development met with elation by allies of the leftist leader who days ago were lea…
Australian PM Turnbull losing shine ahead of elections
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s honeymoon period may be ending, with economists and political analysts blaming a lack of new policies for a drop in poll numbers that has reignited speculation of an early election.
Global aviation had fewer fatal accidents in ‘extraordinarily safe’ 2015: IATA
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The number of air accidents and resulting fatalities dropped in 2015 from the previous year, and was well below the five-year average, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Monday, making 2015 “an extraordinar…
As Indonesia hunts down Islamic State, homegrown jihadis regroup
JAKARTA (Reuters) – As Indonesian counter-terrorism forces hunt down supporters of Islamic State following last month’s gun and suicide bomb attack in Jakarta, a quiet resurgence is unfolding of a homegrown radical network with a far deadlier track rec…
Beijing’s top official in Hong Kong calls rioters ‘radical separatists’
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Beijing’s top representative in Hong Kong has blamed radical separatists for riots that erupted in the Chinese-ruled city almost a week ago, the worst violence since pro-democracy protests paralyzed parts of the Asian financial ce…
Libya’s presidential council announces revised unity government
SKHIRAT, Morocco (Reuters) – Libya’s Presidential Council named a revised lineup late on Sunday for a unity government under a United Nations-backed plan aimed at ending the conflict in the North African state.
Ex-general who led Myanmar from dictatorship leaves mixed legacy
BANGKOK/YANGON (Reuters) – When U.S. President Barack Obama hosts a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders in California this week, his Myanmar counterpart Thein Sein will be notably absent.
Israel says its forces shot dead five Palestinian assailants
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police officers fatally shot two Palestinians who opened fire at them outside Jerusalem’s walled Old City on Sunday, police said, on a day when officials said three other Palestinian assailants were killed in two other inc…
Obama urges Russia to stop bombing ‘moderate’ Syria rebels
BEIRUT/RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama urged Russia on Sunday to stop bombing “moderate” rebels in Syria in support of its ally President Bashar al-Assad, a campaign seen in the West as a major obstacle to latest efforts t…
Congo opposition leader briefly detained ahead of general strike
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo briefly detained a prominent opposition leader on Sunday, the government said, two days before a general strike to pressure President Joseph Kabila to step down from office.
