China marks Tibet anniversary with rallying cry against Dalai Lama
BEIJING (Reuters) – China celebrated the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region on the roof of the world on Tuesday with a rallying cry against its exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
‘Mastermind’ of Thai bomb fled before attack: police sources
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The suspected mastermind of Thailand’s deadliest bomb attack fled the country on the eve of the blast at a Hindu shrine last month and others wanted by police are most likely overseas, according to sources with knowledge of the inve…
‘Banistan’: Four-day meat ban in India’s Mumbai sparks outrage
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s financial capital has banned the slaughter and sale of meat for four days this month following a demand from the strictly vegetarian Jain community, sparking outrage among meat-eaters already upset by a permanent beef ban imp…
Somalia needs army help, investment to fight Islamists: minister
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Somalia needs more support for its national army and new investment to create jobs to help it fight al Shabaab Islamist militants, the foreign minister said on Tuesday.
UN says close to 8,000 killed in east Ukraine
GENEVA (Reuters) – At least 7,962 people have been killed and 17,811 wounded in violence in eastern Ukraine since mid-April 2014, the U.N. Human Rights Office said on Tuesday, as it published a regular report by U.N. monitors in the country.
Pakistani forces believe they have killed top Baluch rebel leader
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani forces believe they have killed a top insurgent leader in the resource-rich province of Baluchistan, where China is due to funnel much of a recently announced $46 billion investment package, a provincial minister …
Opposition party wins elections in Trinidad and Tobago
PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) – The opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) party led by 65-year old geologist, Keith Rowley, won Monday’s general elections in Trinidad and Tobago, according to preliminary returns.
Hague judges deny release for former Ivory Coast president Gbagbo
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday rejected a request for the temporary release of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo on health grounds weeks before the start of his trial.
Deadly storm engulfs Middle East, slows Syria air strikes
NICOSIA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – A heavy sandstorm swept across parts of the Middle East on Tuesday, killing two people and hospitalizing hundreds in Lebanon and disrupting fighting and air strikes in neighboring Syria.
Greece says Russia picks Syria aid flight route to east of Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) – Russia plans to use an air route to the east of Greece to transport aid into Syria, meaning the use of Greek airspace for such flights is no longer an issue, a Greek government spokesman said on Tuesday.
