Myanmar students in peaceful march to protest political role of military
YANGON (Reuters) – Students in Myanmar led a peaceful march of between 50 and 200 protesters on Tuesday, urging Myanmar’s military to remove itself from politics, days after lawmakers voted down a measure to scrap the military’s effective legislative veto.
Denmark to impose controls on border, risking EU ire
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark will impose controls on its border to stop smugglers and illegal migrants, its new foreign minister said on Tuesday, in a move likely to worry the European Union but please a right-wing party on whose support the governme…
Hamas shuts offices of Gaza’s sole cellular operator
GAZA (Reuters) – The Hamas-appointed attorney general in the Gaza Strip shut down the offices of the territory’s only mobile-phone provider on Tuesday, saying the company, Jawwal, had not paid its taxes.
Does the emergence of global statesmen help or hinder the charity world?
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – With friends in high places and international celebrity status, the transformation of former political leaders into global statesmen able to influence the world agenda and charity spending is raising some concerns,…
France pursues terrorism charge against beheading suspect
PARIS (Reuters) – A man who beheaded his boss, pinned the head on a fence and tried to blow up an industrial gas plant will be investigated on terrorism charges, France’s chief public prosecutor said on Tuesday, dismissing the suspect’s claim that his …
Hungary gets European Commission support to tackle migrant tide
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The European Commission has offered to help set up temporary centers for the Hungarian government to process asylum requests and the return of illegal immigrants as the country struggles to cope with a surge of foreigners crossing …
With Canada PM job now in reach, ‘Angry Tom’ reins in temper
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The left-wing leader in striking distance of toppling Canada’s Conservative prime minister was once known as “Angry Tom,” but Thomas Mulcair has been turning on the charm to convince voters he is ready to run the country.
UAE man jailed for tweets critical of high court: newspaper
DUBAI (Reuters) – A man in the United Arab Emirates was sentenced to three years in jail on Monday for Twitter posts allegedly insulting the Gulf country’s Supreme Court, a local newspaper reported.
Turkey says concerned over China’s Ramadan bans on Uighurs
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey told Beijing on Tuesday it was worried over reports Uighur people had been banned from worship and fasting during the holy month of Ramadan in China’s far western region of Xinjiang, the foreign ministry said.
Iran’s Zarif upbeat about chances for final nuclear deal
VIENNA (Reuters) – With a Tuesday deadline for a final nuclear deal with the United States and five other major powers set to be missed, Iran’s foreign minister said he believed it was possible to get an agreement.
