Pope adds Kenya, scene of attacks on Christians, to Africa trip
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will visit Kenya in November, the Vatican said on Thursday, a country where Christians have recently been targeted by Islamist militants.
Catalan separatists tipped to win slim majority in regional vote
MADRID (Reuters) – Separatist parties are on track to win a slim majority of seats in Catalonia’s parliament in a Sept. 27 election, a poll indicated on Thursday, potentially paving the way for the wealthy northeastern region to declare independence fr…
More than 100,000 flee floods in Japan after ‘once-in-50-years’ rain
JOSO, Japan (Reuters) – Unprecedented rain in Japan unleashed heavy floods on Friday that tore houses from their foundations, uprooted trees and forced more than 100,000 people from their homes.
Grenade attacks kill two in Central African Republic capital
BANGUI (Reuters) – Grenade attacks in Central African Republic’s Bangui killed at least two people late on Wednesday in a rare incident of violence in the capital, the United Nations and residents said.
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi calls on supporters to vote for ‘real change’
DEMOSO, Myanmar (Reuters) – Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday urged voters to opt for “real change” and back her party in the first general election since the end of military rule, as she took her campaign into the backyard of a cl…
Defying Erdogan, pro-Kurdish MPs march towards Turkish curfew town
IDIL, Turkey (Reuters) – Pro-Kurdish politicians, including cabinet ministers, attempted to march to a town in southeast Turkey on Thursday to protest a week-old curfew there, as their party came under fire from President Tayyip Erdogan and from a cour…
Defying Erdogan, pro-Kurdish MPs march towards Turkish curfew town
IDIL, Turkey (Reuters) – Pro-Kurdish politicians, including cabinet ministers, attempted to march to a town in southeast Turkey on Thursday to protest a week-old curfew there, as their party came under fire from President Tayyip Erdogan and from a cour…
Suspected smugglers shoot dead Turkish soldier at Syrian border: official
ANKARA (Reuters) – Suspected smugglers opened fire from Syria and shot dead a Turkish soldier on Thursday, the second cross-border firefight to have killed a member of the Turkish security forces in as many weeks, a senior government official said.
Israel casts makeshift Cairo embassy as buttress to ties with Egypt
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has opened its new Cairo embassy inside its ambassador’s residence, saying on Thursday that holdups in finding separate premises as is customary had encumbered an already challenging relationship with Egypt.
China to hold live-fire drills in Taiwan Strait
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese military will hold three days of live-fire drills in the sensitive Taiwan Strait starting from Friday, the government said in a notice issued to warn shipping away from the area.
