Women activists cross DMZ to mixed reception on South Korean side
PAJU, South Korea (Reuters) – A group of international women activists crossed the heavily-fortified Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea on Sunday in what they said was a symbolic act for peace.
Unable to halt Europe-bound migrants, Tripoli demands help
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Europe cannot halt the deadly traffic of African migrants across the Mediterranean unless it ends a boycott of forces that have seized power in the Libyan capital and helps authorities there cope, the de facto government in Tripoli …
Britain’s opposition Labour Party backs Cameron’s EU referendum plan
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party will back Prime Minister David Cameron’s plans to hold a referendum on the country’s European Union membership by the end of 2017, its acting leader said on Sunday.
One Ukrainian civilian killed, two wounded in Avdiyivka shelling: police
KIEV (Reuters) – One civilian has been killed and two wounded in shelling of the Kiev-held town of Avdiyivka in east Ukraine, the head of Donetsk regional police Vyacheslav Abroskin said in a Facebook post on Sunday.
The European center-left’s quandary
LONDON (Reuters) – A crushing election defeat for Britain’s Labour party has laid bare the dilemma facing Europe’s center-left.
Nepal landslide blocks river, raises fears of flood reaching India
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepali authorities urged thousands of villagers on Sunday to move to safety after a landslide likely triggered by recent earthquakes blocked a river, raising fears of a devastating flash flood, officials said.
Shi’ite militias advance on Islamic State insurgents near Iraq’s Ramadi
BAGHDAD/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Shi’ite Muslim militiamen and Iraqi army forces launched a counter-offensive against Islamic State insurgents near Ramadi on Saturday, a militia spokesman said, aiming to reverse potentially devastating gains by the jihadi mi…
Saudi clerics urge calm as village hit by Islamic State seethes
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s top Sunni cleric on Saturday branded a deadly attack on Shi’ite Muslims a bid to sow chaos, after villagers targeted in the bombing vented their anger at what they saw as the Sunni-dominated government’s indifference to…
Irish voters back gay marriage in ‘social revolution’
DUBLIN (Reuters) – The people of Ireland backed same-sex marriage by a landslide in a referendum that marked a dramatic social shift in a traditionally Catholic country that only decriminalized homosexuality two decades ago.
Irish voters back gay marriage in ‘social revolution’
DUBLIN (Reuters) – The people of Ireland backed same-sex marriage by a landslide in a referendum that marked a dramatic social shift in a traditionally Catholic country that only decriminalized homosexuality two decades ago.
