At least four people killed in fire at Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) – At least four people were killed when dozens of tents at a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley caught fire on Monday, witnesses said.
Foreign governments, non-profits press China to revise draft NGO law
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Western governments and foreign non-profit groups are pressuring China to revise a proposed law they say would severely restrict the activities of non-government organizations, business groups and universities, according t…
Israel says Lebanese held in Cyprus part of Hezbollah bomb plot
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s defense minister said on Monday that a Lebanese-Canadian man arrested in Cyprus after authorities found almost two tonnes of ammonium nitrate in his basement was part of a Hezbollah bomb plot.
Congo opposition splits threaten first peaceful power transfer
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Personal ambition and dissent within Democratic Republic of Congo’s largest opposition party could offer President Joseph Kabila a chance to hang onto power when his term ends, threatening the nation’s first peaceful transition.
Funding shortage threatens half U.N.’s humanitarian operations in Iraq
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – The United Nations said it would be forced to slash or shut down almost half its aid operations in Iraq without an immediate injection of new funds, at a time when a humanitarian crisis triggered by Islamic State insurgents is i…
U.N. finds growing signs of Russian involvement in Ukraine war
GENEVA (Reuters) – A separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine is revealing increasing evidence, but not yet conclusive legal proof, of Russian state involvement, senior United Nations human rights officials said on Monday.
Turkey’s Erdogan vows to punish journalist behind Syria trucks video
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to punish the editor of a newspaper which published video footage it said showed the MIT state intelligence agency helping send weapons to Syria.
Buying sex a criminal offense under controversial Northern Ireland law
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Men who use prostitutes in Northern Ireland face up to a year in jail or a fine under a new law criminalizing the purchase of sex, which came into force on Monday, and which advocacy groups say will help stamp out …
Libya edges closer to economic collapse as currency dives
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s public finances, wracked by a dramatic loss in oil revenue that has been exacerbated by a power struggle between rival governments, are foundering.
Iranian planes that drew U.S. sanctions to fly outside country: Fars
DUBAI (Reuters) – An Iranian airline that acquired nine passenger jets in defiance of U.S. sanctions will begin using them on international routes this week, the Fars news agency reported on Monday.
