Child poverty grows in Spain despite economic rebound
MURCIA, Spain (Reuters) – Spain is facing rising levels of child poverty as its economic recovery fails to bridge a growing gulf between rich and poor, storing up problems for an already-strained social security system.
Islamic State in Libya fights to emulate Iraq, Syria success
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – The attack bore all the traits of Islamic State in Iraq. A small unit of militants, armed with Kalashnikov rifles and suicide belts, hit the Tripoli prison just before sunrise.
ILO says most Bangladesh garment factories must improve fire safety
DHAKA (Reuters) – The International Labour Organisation (ILO) said on Friday 80 percent of export-oriented ready made garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh needed improvement in fire and electrical safety standards despite a government finding most wer…
Indonesia VP says Widodo not ready to reshuffle cabinet: media
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has discussed another possible cabinet reshuffle with his coalition, but is not yet ready to make such a move, the vice president was quoted as saying by online news service Detik.com on Friday.
U.S. targets ‘Jihadi John’ in Syria air strike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday carried out an air strike in Syria targeting the Islamic State militant known as “Jihadi John,” who participated in gruesome videos showing the killings of American and British hostages, officials sa…
Poland president expected to name Beata Szydlo PM on Friday: media
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish President Andrzej Duda will designate on Friday Law and Justice party (PiS) candidate Beata Szydlo as prime minister, media reported without identifying their sources.
Suu Kyi’s opposition party takes majority in Myanmar’s parliament
YANGON (Reuters) – The party of democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi has won a majority in Myanmar’s parliament, the election commission said on Friday, giving it enough seats to elect the new president.
Bomb kills four in Thailand’s south: police
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A bomb blast at a village checkpoint in Thailand’s deep south killed four people and wounded four others, police said on Friday, in the latest deadly attack to strike the insurgency-plagued region.
U.N. wants clarification of report UAE broke Libya arms embargo
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The outgoing United Nations envoy to Libya, Bernardino Leon of Spain, on Thursday said he would seek a “full clarification” of a newspaper report that the United Arab Emirates was shipping arms to Libyan factions in violation…
Brazil levies initial fines of $66 million against mine for burst dams
MARIANA, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazil’s president slapped preliminary fines of 250 million reais ($66.2 million) against a mine in the country’s southeast where two dams burst, killing nine people and coating a two-state area with mud and mine waste.
