Political crisis escalates in Iraq’s Kurdistan region
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Kurdish security forces stopped the speaker of parliament in Iraq’s Kurdish north from entering its capital on Monday in an escalating political crisis destabilizing the region at war with Islamic State militants.
UK response to migrant crisis is inadequate, say senior ex-judges
LONDON (Reuters) – Some of Britain’s most senior former judicial figures criticized Prime Minister David Cameron’s government on Monday for its response to the EU migrant crisis, saying it was inadequate and was pushing people into the arms of smuggler…
Malaysia’s Mahathir and other leaders urge prompt end to 1MDB scandal
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and some leaders of the ruling party jointly demanded resolution of the 1MDB state fund scandal on Monday and condemned a crackdown on dissent, signaling a divide within the coal…
Russia’s Lavrov to meet U.N.’s de Mistura on Syria on Tuesday: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet the United Nations’ special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, on Tuesday, RIA news agency quoted the ministry’s press department as saying.
Four Islamists escape Kyrgyz prison, kill three guards: government
BISHKEK (Reuters) – Four Islamists broke out of a prison in Kyrgyzstan on Sunday night, killing three guards, the Central Asian state’s government said on Monday.
Thai judge to announce verdict in British murder trial in December
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai judge will announce a verdict in the trial of two Myanmar migrant workers accused of killing two British tourists at the end of the year, a defense lawyer said on Monday, following a trial that has been mired in controversy.
Sub-Saharan Africa rates poorly in equal education for boys and girls: U.N.
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Less than half of the world’s countries have equal numbers of girls and boys in school with not one sub-Saharan African nation achieving equality, according to a United Nations report released on Monday to mark Int…
Belarus re-elects ‘last dictator in Europe’ for fifth term
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko won a fifth term in office by a landslide on Sunday in an election that could see an easing of relations with the West and raise questions about his ties to Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
Iranian-American journalist convicted, Iran news agency says
DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A court in Iran has convicted Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, Iran’s ISNA news agency said on Sunday, but the U.S. newspaper said Tehran was working a political angle by not disclosing details.
Brussels ‘waits for David’
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – David Cameron will have an expectant but not especially patient, or even attentive, audience when he meets fellow European Union leaders at a summit in Brussels at the end of this week.
