Lebanon protest postponed after Beirut clashes, organizers say
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese protesters said they had postponed a demonstration set for Monday evening, after rallies a day earlier triggered clashes with security forces in Beirut.
Explosion at U.S. military warehouse in Japan, no injuries
TOKYO (Reuters) – An explosion rocked a warehouse at a U.S. military base in Sagamihara, near the Japanese capital of Tokyo on Monday, but U.S. forces said the building was not for storing hazardous materials and that there were no indications of injur…
Mexico expects agreement on arms trade treaty fine print at meeting
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) – Signatories of a major treaty aimed at regulating the international arms trade should agree a number of key steps for its implementation at a conference this week, host nation Mexico said on Sunday.
Guatemalan president says won’t stand down amid graft scandal
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemalan President Otto Perez dismissed corruption allegations leveled against him by prosecutors and said on Sunday he would not stand down, despite mounting pressure on the government and calls for his impeachment as a pr…
Swedish tolerance under question as attacks on migrants rise
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A series of attacks in Sweden on beggars, many Roma, has highlighted a dark side to a country considered a bastion of tolerance but where the far right has been gaining support by claiming society is under threat from waves of imm…
Beirut protests turn violent for second day as PM threatens to quit
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Protests against the Lebanese government turned violent for a second day on Sunday, and Prime Minister Tammam Salam threatened to resign as public discontent brought thousands into the streets.
Islamic State militants blow up temple in ancient city of Palmyra
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Islamic State militants on Sunday blew up the temple of Baal Shamin, one of the most important sites in Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra, said Maamoun Abdul Karim, the country’s antiquities chief.
Train gunman ‘dumbfounded’ by terrorist tag, says was hungry: lawyer
PARIS/ALGECIRAS, Spain (Reuters) – A gunman who attacked passengers on a high-speed train in France two days ago is “dumbfounded” at having been taken for an Islamist militant and says he only intended to rob people on board because he was hungry, his …
Germany vows to fight xenophobia after attacks on refugee home
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s interior minister led calls on Sunday for a crackdown on right-wing militants and racists after a second night of scuffles between protesters and police outside a refugee shelter in an eastern German town near Dresden.
Britain reopens embassy in Iran ransacked in 2011
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Britain reopened its embassy in Tehran on Sunday, a striking signal of how Western ties with Iran have thawed since protesters stormed the compound nearly four years ago.
