U.S.-led coalition targets Islamic State with more air strikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies targeted Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq with 19 more air strikes against the group on Monday, the task force leading the operations said.
Belgian minister under fire for saying migrants can pay for hotels
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium’s junior minister for immigration was widely criticized on Tuesday for saying migrants had enough money to pay for hotel rooms.
Two Ebola cases reported in past week but risks remain: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – Guinea and Sierra Leone each recorded a single cases of Ebola in the past week, putting a year-end goal of ending the deadly epidemic within reach although risks remain, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Turkish nationalists could back AK minority government in return for November poll
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s nationalist opposition would support a minority government formed by the ruling AK Party if it agreed to hold a snap election in November, its deputy chairman Semih Yalcin told Reuters on Tuesday.
Israel’s Netanyahu tells cabinet to back budget or risk government collapse
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who holds just a one-seat majority in parliament, warned ministers on Tuesday that his government would collapse if they did not put a stop to their demands and rally behind his 2015-16 b…
Kosovo police arrest three suspected of cyber crimes
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo has arrested three people suspected of committing cyber crimes, following a joint investigation with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, police said on Tuesday.
India’s Modi backtracks on pro-business land bill
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to drop politically unpopular clauses from a pro-business land bill, a move that will fuel worries among investors that the slow pace of economic reforms is hurting long-term growth p…
Japan A-bomb survivors speak out against nuclear power, decry Abe’s view of war
FUKUSHIMA CITY, Japan (Reuters) – When Atsushi Hoshino set out to revive a group representing atomic bomb survivors in the rural northeast Japanese prefecture of Fukushima 30 years ago, one topic was taboo – criticizing the nuclear power industry upon …
Southeast Asian nations back halt to land reclamation in South China Sea
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Southeast Asian countries on Tuesday backed a U.S. call to halt land reclamation in the South China Sea, underlining unease in the region over Beijing’s continued expansion on disputed islands.
China detains seven Christians opposed to cross demolition
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police have detained seven members of a Christian church for suspected crimes including embezzlement, state media and one of their lawyers said on Tuesday, after they resisted a government campaign to take down their church’…
