Italy’s Renzi gets final approval for contested schools reform
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s parliament on Wednesday approved a contested reform of the country’s schools that Prime Minister Matteo Renzi says will shake up the antiquated education system and help revive the economy.
Lebanese Christian party rallies against Sunni prime minister
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hundreds of supporters of a Lebanese Christian politician protested in Beirut on Thursday against the Sunni prime minister they claim is marginalizing Christian influence, stirring tensions in a country in crisis over war in neighbor…
With funds and people power, charities globally face government crackdown
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Vinuta Gopal, acting head of Greenpeace India, has had more than a few sleepless nights over the past year worrying about the future of her organization.
Londoners suffer as strike shuts Tube
LONDON (Reuters) – A 24-hour strike by staff and drivers brought the British capital’s underground rail network to a halt and left millions of Londoners struggling to get to work on Thursday.
Special Report: Inside Thailand’s trafficking crackdown
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Sheltering in the backroom of a provincial Thai police station is a 35-year-old street vendor who triggered a human trafficking investigation that has reverberated across Southeast Asia.
Australia extradites former Serb commander for trial in Croatia
ZAGREB (Reuters) – A former Serb commander accused of war crimes in Croatia in the 1990s arrived in Zagreb on Thursday to face trial, after losing a nine-year battle to block his extradition from Australia, Croatian state radio reported.
Turkish PM expects start of coalition talks next week
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said he expected to receive a mandate on Thursday to form a new government and to start coalition talks next week, more than a month after an election deprived his AK Party of a parliamentary ma…
Frustration grows among Nepal quake survivors as monsoon swamps camps
GAJURKOT, Nepal (Reuters) – Weeks after annual monsoon rains started to lash Nepal, Kanchhi Maya Sherpa sits inside a makeshift tent on a soggy soccer pitch, flies crawling over her swollen mouth and limbs.
Malaysia govt audit finds nothing suspicious in 1MDB probe: report
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – An interim report by the Malaysian government into debt-laden state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) has found nothing suspicious after vetting its accounts, a parliamentary committee said on Thursday.
Thailand sends nearly 100 Uighur migrants back to China
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand confirmed on Thursday it had forcibly returned nearly 100 Uighur migrants to China, heightening tensions between Ankara and Beijing over the treatment of the Turkic language-speaking and largely Muslim minority.
