Scarred by Islamist attacks, Kenya set to re-open Westgate mall
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s trendy Westgate shopping mall will reopen on Saturday, nearly two years after gunmen from the Somali militant group al Shabaab massacred at least 67 people inside and held out for four days as security forces laid siege to t…
Iraqi government, U.N. agencies begin training women to farm
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The Iraqi government and United Nations agencies have earmarked $2.5 million this month to boost literacy and train women and girls in rural provinces to work in agriculture.
Saudi-backed forces seize Aden airport in sudden advance
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemeni forces recaptured Aden’s international airport and some city districts from Houthi militia fighters on Tuesday, in a sudden advance after months of stalemate, the exiled government said.
Hungarians rally against fence to keep out migrants
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – A thousand people demonstrated in downtown Budapest on Tuesday against a fence Hungary is building along its border with Serbia to keep out an accelerating flow of migrants entering from the south.
China set to try jailed U.S. missionary near North Korea border
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will begin the trial on July 28 of a Korean-American missionary arrested last year over a non-profit school he ran near the sensitive border with North Korea, his lawyer said, in a case that sparked outcry from international C…
Indian investigators raid home of leading rights activist and Modi critic
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Indian investigators on Tuesday raided the home and offices of a prominent human rights activist and critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, amid growing concern about a crackdown on foreign-funded charities.
Indian regulator fines 530 companies for delay in appointing women directors
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has slapped fines on 530 listed companies for failing to meet a deadline to appoint a women director and boost gender diversity in their boardrooms, a BSE official said on Tuesday…
U.S., allies target Islamic State with 27 air strikes in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-led forces conducted 20 air strikes in Iraq on Monday against Islamic State forces, concentrating on the Anbar province cities of Ramadi and Falluja, and seven more in Syria, the Combined Joint Task Force leading the air ope…
U.S. concerned by Bahrain moves against opposition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States expressed concern on Tuesday about the treatment of opposition figures in Bahrain, following the arrest of a prominent Sunni Muslim leader for plotting to overthrow the monarchy three weeks after he was freed fr…
Suicide bombers kill Syrian rebel figure in Idlib province
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers killed a prominent figure from the Islamist insurgent group Ahrar al Sham when they blew up a local headquarters in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, rebel sources and a monitor said on Monday.
