Decrying graft, Pope to tour poor, violent corners of Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will visit some of the poorest and most violent corners of Mexico on his first visit as pontiff, and will also head to the northern border to address the plight of migrants trying to reach the United States.
Chilean alleges sex abuse cover-up, asks pope to sack bishop
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A man who says he was sexually abused by a priest on Sunday delivered two letters addressed to Pope Francis from Chilean Catholics asking him to remove a Chilean bishop accused of protecting a notorious pedophile.
Iran-backed militia warns against sending Arab forces to Syria, Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – One of Iraq’s most powerful Iranian-backed Shi’ite militias on Sunday warned that Arab forces sent to Syria or Iraq would “open the gates of hell”, in comments clearly aimed at Sunni Arab countries that have said they might join suc…
In Aleppo, underground schools face bombardments and burnout
LONDON (Reuters) – At the unofficial schools run by Syrian activist group Kesh Malek in opposition-held districts of Aleppo, the children don’t go outside to play during breaks in case a barrel bomb should drop from the sky.
U.N. rights chief meets families of Sri Lanka’s war victims
JAFFNA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights chief on Sunday traveled to the north and east of Sri Lanka to assess the country’s progress in prosecuting alleged war crimes.
Egyptian police shoot four suspected militants in raid near Cairo
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian police shot dead four suspected Islamist militants inside a house a few miles from central Cairo, the interior ministry said on Sunday, the third such incident in as many weeks.
U.S., allies conduct 17 strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies targeted Islamic State militants with 10 strikes in Iraq on Saturday and seven strikes in Syria, the U.S. military said on Sunday.
Saudi King Salman calls for others not to interfere in kingdom
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Sunday called on other countries not to interfere in the kingdom’s internal affairs in what appeared to be a rebuke to Riyadh’s main foe Iran, which it accuses of attempting to stir unrest.
UAE says ready to support anti-IS coalition with troops
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Sunday it was ready to supply ground troops to help support and train an international military coalition against Islamic State in Syria provided such efforts were led by the United States.
Obscure at home, ‘Texas Daddy’ is a right-wing darling in Japan
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Somewhere in the Dallas area, a retired man sitting in a home office is making social media videos backing Japanese right-wing views that have made him a celebrity among hawks in the Asian country.
