Some Australian asylum seekers to be deported have cancer, terminal illnesses
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Some of the 267 asylum seekers Australia wants to deport to an offshore immigration center following a court ruling are suffering from cancer and other terminal illnesses, a senior government official said on Monday.
Myanmar presidential vote to start on March 17 as transition talks drag on
NAYPYITAW/YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s parliament will begin its election of the new president on March 17, cutting very close to an April 1 deadline, suggesting talks between Aung San Suu Kyi’s victorious party and the military are likely to take long…
In southern Africa, an illusion built on aid heralds hope and hunger
LILONGWE (Reuters) – As she walks along a dirt road in central Malawi, Louise Abale carries her precious maize wrapped in a brightly coloured cloth and balanced on her head.
North Korean rocket puts object into space, angers neighbors, U.S.
SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – North Korea launched a long-range rocket carrying what it called a satellite, drawing renewed international condemnation just weeks after it carried out a nuclear bomb test.
Second member of ISIS execution cell identified as Briton: report
LONDON (Reuters) – A second member of a British group of Islamic State militants dubbed “the Beatles” has been identified as 32-year-old Londoner Alexanda Kotey, according to a Washington Post and BuzzFeed investigation published on Sunday.
North Korean patrol boat crosses to South, retreats after warning shots
SEOUL (Reuters) – A North Korean patrol boat crossed into South Korean waters early on Monday and retreated after the South Korean navy fired warning shots, a South Korean military official said.
To protect Chinese investment, Pakistan military leaves little to chance
GWADAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A heavy police presence, guarded convoys, new checkpoints and troop reinforcements have turned parts of the southern port city of Gwadar into a fortress, as Pakistan’s powerful military seeks to protect billions of dollars …
Hollande, Merkel stress migrant crisis needs EU solution
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande stressed on Sunday the migrant crisis, which brought more than a million people to the European Union last year, needs an EU-level solution.
German police raid homes of suspected militants near western city of Mainz
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police on Sunday raided the apartments of two men suspected of having links to a militant organization, a spokesman for the Federal Prosecutor Office said.
Turkey delivers aid across border as Syrian forces step up Aleppo assault
ONCUPINAR, Turkey/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Aid trucks and ambulances entered Syria from Turkey on Sunday to help tens of thousands of people who have fled an escalating government assault on Aleppo, as air strikes targeted villages on the road linking the ci…
