Millions in Yemen on brink of starvation, Oxfam warns
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than 6 million people in Yemen are on the verge of starvation, Oxfam warned on Tuesday, adding that months of war and a blockade on imports were pushing an additional 25,000 people into hunger every day.
Brazil will use drones to fight slave labor in rural areas
RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The Brazilian government plans to use drones to strengthen its fight against slave labor in rural areas, the Labour Ministry has said.
Obama says aid to farmers cuts child stunting across Africa
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – U.S. President Barack Obama, wrapping up a visit to the continent of his father’s birth, toured an Ethiopian factory making baby food on Tuesday to show how investment in farming can cut hunger and stunting.
Turkey’s Erdogan: peace process with Kurdish militants impossible
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday it was impossible to continue a peace process with Kurdish militants and urged parliament to strip politicians with links to them of immunity from prosecution.
Sudan summons EU diplomat over statement on humanitarian needs
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s foreign ministry summoned the European Union’s representative in Khartoum on Tuesday to complain about “false information” it said the EU had disseminated about the number of refugees and displaced people in the country.
Gunmen who carried out India’s Punjab attack were Muslim: police
DINANAGAR, India (Reuters) – Three gunmen who fought a 12-hour battle on Monday near the Pakistan border were Muslim, the Punjab police chief said on Tuesday, contradicting speculation that the attack may have been carried out by Sikh separatists.
Podemos-backed Madrid mayor halts social housing evictions
MADRID (Reuters) – The newly-elected left-wing mayor of Madrid on Tuesday overturned eviction orders for 70 families living in social housing and safeguarded more than 2,000 similar rental contracts.
Libyan court sentences Gaddafi son Saif, eight other ex-officials to death
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A Libyan court on Tuesday sentenced Muammar Gaddafi’s most prominent son, Saif al-Islam, and eight others to death over war crimes including killings of protesters during the 2011 revolution that ended his father’s rule.
Central Asia crackdown on militant Islam risks backlash
OSH, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) – Authorities in Central Asia’s former Soviet “stans” are taking draconian measures to stamp out militant Islam, but their harsh methods and the absence of democratic politics risk provoking a backlash that could bring even gr…
Le Pen father gets French court victory over daughter
PARIS (Reuters) – A French court on Tuesday blocked French National Front leader Marine Le Pen’s efforts to strip her maverick father Jean-Marie Le Pen of the title of honorary president of the party, in a new setback to the far-right leader.
