Dutch crane collapse demolishes houses, injuring at least 20
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Two cranes hoisting a massive section of bridge collapsed in a western Dutch town on Monday, flattening a row of houses and injuring at least 20 people, authorities said.
Activists hail slavery pledge inclusion in new U.N. development goals
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The decision to include a pledge to eradicate slavery at the heart of a new global development pact is a major victory but there is a long way to go, campaigners against trafficking and slavery said on Monday.
U.S., allies stage 29 air strikes against Islamic State: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State conducted 29 air strikes against the militant group in Iraq and Syria on Sunday, the task force leading the operation said in a statement.
Libya probing guards seen in video beating jailed Gaddafi son
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan state prosecutors are investigating unidentified guards purportedly shown in a video beating a son of Muammar Gaddafi held in a Tripoli prison, a statement said on Monday.
Calais crisis hardens tone of Britain’s immigration, EU debate
LONDON (Reuters) – Dramatic images of migrants storming the Channel Tunnel from France have prompted Prime Minister David Cameron’s government to ramp up anti-immigration rhetoric and spurred Eurosceptics to amplify calls for Britain to quit the Europe…
Barnacles on debris could provide clues to missing MH370: experts
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Barnacles encrusted on a piece of plane debris that washed up on the French island of Reunion might help unravel the mystery of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 that disappeared last year with 239 passengers and crew on board.
We want Iran cooperation, not meddling, Gulf Arabs tell Kerry
DOHA (Reuters) – Iran’s nuclear deal should bring stability and “good neighborliness” rather than interference, Gulf Arab states told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday as they began talks on the merits of its historic accord with world power…
Sudan says willing to suspend verdicts against rebels who join talks
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan said on Monday it could freeze court verdicts against armed rebels if they agree to join national reconciliation talks, a renewed attempt by the government to end fighting that has long mired the country.
Syrian jet crashes into market in rebel-held area, 27 killed
BEIRUT (Reuters) – At least 27 people were killed and dozens injured when a Syrian army fighter jet crashed into a busy marketplace in the rebel-held northwestern town of Ariha on Monday, residents and witnesses said.
Russia’s Lavrov meets Hamas chief, invites him to Moscow: official
GAZA (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Qatar on Monday and invited him to visit Moscow, a Hamas official said, extending a diplomatic welcome to the Palestinian group shunned by the West.
