Obama says more political openness would strengthen Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama told Ethiopia’s leaders on Monday that allowing more political freedoms would strengthen the African nation, which had already lifted millions out of a poverty once rooted in recurring famine.
U.S., allies target Islamic State with 26 air strikes in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies staged 26 air strikes against Islamic State forces in Syria and Iraq on Sunday, the coalition leading the military operation said in a statement on Monday.
U.S. softens view of Malaysia, Cuba in human trafficking report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States took Malaysia off its list of worst offenders in human trafficking on Monday, removing a potential barrier to its joining a signature trade pact despite opposition from human rights groups and nearly 180 U.S. la…
Burundi parliament opens after disputed poll, opposition takes seats
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi’s parliament sat for the first time on Monday after President Pierre Nkurunziza won a disputed election last week, with a leading opposition figure taking his seat despite having boycotted the vote.
Scandal and hypocrisy British-style in a tale of two speakers
LONDON (Reuters) – British politicians are fond of holding up their gothic riverside parliament as a model of how democratic politics should be done, but two high-profile scandals have exposed hypocrisy at its core, placing its reputation in peril.
Abdul Kalam, father of India’s missile program, dies at 83
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Former Indian president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, considered the father of the country’s missile program, died on Monday in hospital at the age of 83, a doctor said.
Syrian Kurds capture town from Islamic State in north: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Kurdish YPG militia on Monday captured a town from Islamic State fighters in northern Syria after a month-long offensive against the ultra hardline militants in the area to cut their supply lines, the Syrian Observatory for Human…
Turkey detains over 1,000 in militant crackdown, including 50-60 foreigners
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has detained 1,050 people in a crackdown on militant groups including Islamic State, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and ultra-leftist DHKP-C in recent days, 50-60 of them foreigners, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on…
Brazil’s biggest party sticks with unpopular Rousseff – for now
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s largest party is standing by deeply unpopular President Dilma Rousseff for now despite the defection of one of its own leaders, but that could change if an expected recession stirs up social unrest, party leaders say.
Gunmen attack Afghan wedding party, killing 21, wounding eight
KABUL (Reuters) – Armed men opened fire at a wedding ceremony in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 21 guests and wounding eight, provincial officials said on Monday.
