Blast reported at chemical plant in northern China
BEIJING (Reuters) – An explosion shook a chemical plant in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, state media said on Tuesday, though there were no immediate reports of casualties in a country on edge after blasts killed more than 145 people last mo…
Thai police hunt two bombing suspects after weekend raids
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Police probing Thailand’s deadliest bombing issued arrest warrants on Monday for two suspects after a second weekend raid on a suburban apartment block uncovered possible bomb-making materials.
Schooling for girls worldwide to be assessed using new index
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An advocacy group set up by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai and Foreign Policy Magazine are launching an annual index to assess the availability and quality of education for girls around the world, orga…
Tale of two migrants shakes Italy
ROME (Reuters) – One migrant is reviled, suspected of killing an elderly couple in Sicily; another has been hailed as a hero, killed after trying to prevent an armed robbery at a supermarket in Naples.
Obama considering array of options for closing Guantanamo prison: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is considering a “wide array” of options for closing the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, spokesman Josh Earnest said on Monday, declining to rule out executive action as an option.
U.S., allies conduct 12 air strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 12 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria on Sunday, the Combined Joint Task Force said in a statement on Monday.
Lithuania presses charges over deaths in 1991 Soviet crackdown
VILNIUS (Reuters) – Lithuania has charged 66 citizens of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine with war crimes and crimes against humanity over the deaths of 13 civilians in a Soviet crackdown on the Baltic state’s pro-independence movement in 1991, prosecutors …
Guatemala’s Perez says won’t resign over graft accusations
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemalan President Otto Perez said on Monday he would not resign over allegations of corruption leveled against him by prosecutors, despite mounting pressure on his government and calls for his impeachment.
Anti-ISIS coalition falling short, says Canada PM
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Monday the U.S.-led coalition’s campaign against Islamic State was not doing as well as had been hoped in Syria and parts of Iraq.
South Sudan rebels say peace deal at risk from ceasefire breaches
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar accused government forces on Monday of repeatedly breaking a ceasefire and putting at risk a peace deal just days after it was reached.
