Deadly car bombs hit Yemen, day after almost 200 killed
SANAA (Reuters) – Two deadly car bombs hit the capital Sanaa and a southern city in Yemen on Tuesday, state news agency Saba reported, a day after air strike and clashes killed almost 200 people nationwide.
In Myanmar, ethnic loyalties could crimp Suu Kyi’s party
TAUNGGYI, Myanmar (Reuters) – Political parties representing Myanmar’s ethnic minorities could pick up a sizeable number of seats at general elections later this year, presenting a stumbling block for the ambitions of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi an…
U.S. raises concern over detention of 100 activists in Cuba
WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department raised concern on Tuesday about the detentions of some 100 peaceful activists in Cuba this week but said it would not slow the restoration of diplomatic relations between Washington and Havana.
Obama, Vietnam leader discuss South China Sea in landmark meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and the head of Vietnam’s ruling communist party discussed concerns over China’s activities in the South China Sea during a historic White House meeting on Tuesday marking two decades of engagement bet…
U.N. Srebrenica vote delayed in bid to avoid Russia veto: diplomats
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A U.N. Security Council vote on a resolution to condemn the Srebrenica massacre as genocide, marking the 20th anniversary of the mass killing, has been delayed until Wednesday as Britain and the United States try to convince …
Al Shabaab gunmen kill 14 in night attack on Kenyan workers
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – Al Shabaab gunmen killed 14 people, mostly quarry workers, in an overnight attack on a residential complex in northeast Kenya, officials said on Tuesday.
U.S. only training 60 Syrian fighters, about 1 percent of goal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday it was falling far behind plans to build a Syrian opposition force to battle Islamic State, disclosing that just 60 fighters were in training after U.S. vetting thinned the number of recruits.
Two suicide bombers kill around 30 in northern Nigeria
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suicide bombers killed around 30 people in two blasts in northern Nigeria on Tuesday, witnesses and a state governor said, the latest attacks in a renewed offensive by suspected Boko Haram insurgents.
Two suicide bombers kill around 30 in northern Nigeria
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suicide bombers killed around 30 people in two blasts in northern Nigeria on Tuesday, witnesses and a state governor said, the latest attacks in a renewed offensive by suspected Boko Haram insurgents.
Migrant sailboat sinks in Aegean; one dead, 15 missing
ATHENS (Reuters) – One person died and at least 15 were missing in the Aegean sea on Tuesday after a sailboat carrying migrants sank in waters between Turkey and Greece, Greek authorities said.
