Indonesia’s Aceh province tears down churches after religious violence
ACEH SINGKIL, Indonesia (Reuters) – Authorities in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province on Monday began tearing down several small Christian churches after hardline Muslims demanded their closure, citing a lack of building permits, and following reli…
Anti-immigration SVP wins Swiss election in swing to right
ZURICH (Reuters) – The anti-immigration Swiss People’s Party (SVP) won the biggest share of the vote in Sunday’s national parliamentary election, keeping pressure on Bern to introduce quotas on people moving from the European Union.
Roadside bomb kills two rangers in Thai south: military
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A roadside bomb killed two paramilitary soldiers and wounded five others in violence-plagued southern Thailand, where the military is fighting Malay Muslim insurgents rebelling against rule by the country’s Buddhist majority.
Venezuela’s president calls for prosecution of business leader Mendoza
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s president on Sunday urged legal action against billionaire businessman Lorenzo Mendoza over a phone call which airs the possibility of an international bailout for the OPEC nation’s ailing economy.
China graft watchdog probes three officials at state economic planner
BEIJING (Reuters) – The ruling Chinese Communist Party’s graft watchdog is investigating three officials at the powerful economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), for suspected corruption, officials said on Monday.
China graft watchdog raps top paper for covering up news
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s anti-graft watchdog has criticized the ruling Communist Party’s official newspaper the People’s Daily for abuses at some of its subsidiaries and bureaus including covering up news in exchange for money and misusing governmen…
Palestinian gunman kills one, wounds 11 in Israeli city of Beersheba
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian gunman went on a shooting rampage at the central bus station in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba on Sunday, killing a soldier and wounding 11 other people, police said.
Israel, U.S. signal security ties back on track after Iran feud
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel and the United States signaled on Sunday they were starting to put disputes over the Iran nuclear deal behind them, announcing resumed talks on U.S. defense aid for Israel as it hosted Washington’s top general and a joint ai…
Iran deal closer to reality as U.S. prepares sanctions waivers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States approved conditional sanctions waivers for Iran on Sunday, though it cautioned they would not take effect until Tehran has curbed its nuclear program as required under a historic nuclear deal reached in Vienna on …
Migrant backlog builds in Balkans after new diversion
BERKASOVO, Serbia/LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Buses packed with migrants backed up on Serbia’s border with Croatia on Sunday, their passage to western Europe slowed by a new diversion through Slovenia, which vowed to limit the influx.
