Bangladesh urged to tackle child marriage ‘epidemic’
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Bangladesh must ramp up efforts to tackle its “epidemic” of child marriage — a problem fueled by the country’s repeated natural disasters, rights campaigners said on Tuesday.
Germany opts for MEADS missile defense system: source
BERLIN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The German government has decided to buy the MEADS missile defense system built by European defense group MBDA and Lockheed Martin Corp, instead of the Patriot system built by Raytheon Co, a German government source said l…
Malaysia to lodge protest over Chinese Coast Guard ‘intruders’: WSJ
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia will protest against what it called the intrusion of a Chinese Coast Guard ship into its waters north of Borneo, the Wall Street Journal reported, in another departure from the country’s previously soft approach to Sou…
Earthquake felt in Greek capital, no reports of injuries
ATHENS (Reuters) – An earthquake shook central Greece early on Tuesday and was felt as far away as the capital, Athens, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, Greek authorities said.
Mexico’s ruling party close to keeping majority despite violence, graft
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto was close to retaining a slim majority in the lower house of Congress on Monday despite losing support in mid-term elections marked by public anger over corruption, gang violence and weak eco…
Egypt summons U.S. ambassador over Muslim Brotherhood
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Egypt summoned the U.S. ambassador in Cairo to show displeasure at Muslim Brotherhood figures coming to Washington for a private conference, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.
G7 leaders bid ‘Auf Wiedersehen’ to carbon fuels
KRUEN, Germany (Reuters) – Leaders of the world’s major industrial democracies resolved on Monday to wean their energy-hungry economies off carbon fuels, marking a major step in the battle against global warming that raises the chances of a U.N. climat…
U.N. keeps Israel, Hamas off children’s rights blacklist; raps Israel army
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations on Monday left Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas off its blacklist of states and armed groups that violate children’s rights during conflicts, but criticized Israel over its 2014 military oper…
Plunged into uncertainty, Turkey could face early election
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey faced the prospect of weeks of political turmoil after the ruling AK Party lost its parliamentary majority in weekend polls, dealing a blow to President Tayyip Erdogan’s ambitions to acquire sweeping new powers.
U.N. hands Libya’s warring factions unity government proposal
SKHIRAT, Morocco (Reuters) – United Nations negotiators on Monday handed Libya’s warring factions a draft proposal for forming a unity government in an attempt to end a conflict that threatens to push the North African country into becoming a failed st…
