U.S., in latest effort to restore ties, opens mission to Somalia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has reopened its diplomatic mission to Somalia, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday, marking the latest step to restore diplomatic ties since the U.S. withdrawal from the war-torn nation in the early 1990s…
Ukraine still faces threat of Russian military offensive: Poroshenko
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine still faces the threat of a full-scale Russian military attack despite several days of relative calm on the front-lines of the east where government forces confront Russian-backed separatists, President Petro Poroshenko said on…
China marks Tibet anniversary with rallying cry against Dalai Lama
BEIJING (Reuters) – China celebrated the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region on the roof of the world on Tuesday with a rallying cry against its exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
‘Mastermind’ of Thai bomb fled before attack: police sources
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The suspected mastermind of Thailand’s deadliest bomb attack fled the country on the eve of the blast at a Hindu shrine last month and others wanted by police are most likely overseas, according to sources with knowledge of the inve…
‘Banistan’: Four-day meat ban in India’s Mumbai sparks outrage
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s financial capital has banned the slaughter and sale of meat for four days this month following a demand from the strictly vegetarian Jain community, sparking outrage among meat-eaters already upset by a permanent beef ban imp…
Somalia needs army help, investment to fight Islamists: minister
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Somalia needs more support for its national army and new investment to create jobs to help it fight al Shabaab Islamist militants, the foreign minister said on Tuesday.
UN says close to 8,000 killed in east Ukraine
GENEVA (Reuters) – At least 7,962 people have been killed and 17,811 wounded in violence in eastern Ukraine since mid-April 2014, the U.N. Human Rights Office said on Tuesday, as it published a regular report by U.N. monitors in the country.
Pakistani forces believe they have killed top Baluch rebel leader
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani forces believe they have killed a top insurgent leader in the resource-rich province of Baluchistan, where China is due to funnel much of a recently announced $46 billion investment package, a provincial minister …
Opposition party wins elections in Trinidad and Tobago
PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) – The opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) party led by 65-year old geologist, Keith Rowley, won Monday’s general elections in Trinidad and Tobago, according to preliminary returns.
Hague judges deny release for former Ivory Coast president Gbagbo
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday rejected a request for the temporary release of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo on health grounds weeks before the start of his trial.
