Pakistani paramilitary force raids home of New York Times reporter
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani paramilitary force raided the home of the New York Times’ national correspondent on Tuesday in what officials called a routine search operation for a terrorism suspect.
China detains Swedish national who worked on legal aid
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have detained a Swedish national who worked on legal aid and rule of law issues, on suspicion of endangering state security, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.
India urged to ban FGM as women break silence on secret ritual
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A group of Indian women who were subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) as children are calling on the government to ban the ancient ritual, describing it as child abuse.
Austria to take tougher action to turn away economic migrants
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria will take tougher action to turn away economic migrants in order to reduce overall immigration as it sees little help from other European countries in stemming the flow of migrants arriving at its border, ministers said on Tu…
Iran says Arak reactor not yet decommissioned, work ongoing
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has not yet decommissioned the Arak heavy water reactor, one of its obligations under the nuclear deal with world powers to win a reprieve from sanctions, but expects to do so in the coming days, a senior Iranian official said.
Yemen peace talks postponed, U.N. says
GENEVA (Reuters) – A round of United Nations-brokered Yemen peace talks will not begin on Jan. 14 as planned but may take place a week or more later, U.N. spokesman Ahmad Fawzi told a regular U.N. briefing in Geneva on Tuesday.
U.S.-led coalition conducts 23 strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 23 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Monday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement.
Sanctions impact on Russia to be longer term, U.S. says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Western sanctions on Moscow are intended to exert long-term pressure on Russia and not to push it “over the economic cliff,” a U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday.
Mobile clinics, medical teams needed in Madaya: WHO official tells Reuters
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization has asked the Syrian government for permission to send mobile clinics and medical teams to the besieged town of Madaya to assess the extent of malnutrition and evacuate the worst cases, its representativ…
China formally arrests secretly held rights lawyers for subversion
BEIJING (Reuters) – China formally arrested several Chinese human rights lawyers on suspicion of subverting state power after months of secret detention, one of their colleagues said on Tuesday, the latest move by authorities to crack down on dissent.
