Australia to get new PM as Abbott loses out to rival Turnbull
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia will get its fifth prime minister in eight years after the ruling Liberal Party on Monday voted out Tony Abbott in favor of longtime rival Malcolm Turnbull following months of speculation and crumbling support from voters…
U.N. to issue Sri Lanka war crimes report demanding justice
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations will release a long-delayed report on Wednesday on war crimes committed during Sri Lanka’s civil war that will demand perpetrators face justice, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Monday.
UK’s Cameron to seek consensus on striking Islamic State in Syria: spokeswoman
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron will seek to reach a consensus on striking Islamic State militants in Syria despite the election of an anti-war leader of Britain’s opposition Labor Party, his spokeswoman said on Monday.
Taliban’s Mullah Omar died of natural causes in Afghanistan, son says
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Mullah Omar, founder of the Afghan Taliban, died of natural causes in Afghanistan, his son said in a statement calling for unity and quashing rumors about his father’s mysterious death amid a leadership dispute.
China plans meeting in bid to revive stalled North Korea nuclear talks
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese government-backed think-tank will host a forum with officials from six countries involved in stalled talks on North Korea’s banned nuclear weapons program, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday, in China’s latest push to res…
Britain’s Cameron visits Syrian refugees in Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron visited Syrian refugees in neighboring Lebanon on Monday, a week after pledging that Britain would take in up to 20,000 people who are currently in camps after fleeing Syria’s civil war.
Red Cross condemns attack on Nepali ambulance, killing of policeman
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Red Cross organizations condemned on Monday an attack in Nepal by anti-government protesters who stopped an ambulances and killed an injured policeman during unrest over a proposed new constitution.
Australian PM asked to step down by senior ministers: Sky TV
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Embattled Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has been asked to step down by two senior ministers, Sky TV reported on Monday, following mounting speculation about his position and concerns about the performance of his conservativ…
Embattled Australian PM dismisses speculation over leadership, election
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Conservative Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott dismissed mounting speculation on Monday that his position is in danger, playing down talk that he may call a snap election to stem off a leadership coup from within his own party.
Poll show majority of Japanese oppose security bills as vote looms
TOKYO(Reuters) – More than half of voters in Japan are opposed to their government’s plans to enact legislation this month that would allow Japanese troops to fight abroad for the first time since World War Two, a newspaper poll showed on Monday.
