Quake of 6.2 magnitude hits near Tonga: USGS
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck east-northeast of the capital of Tonga in the Pacific Ocean on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Islamic State target Iraq’s Haditha town with vehicle bombs
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An Islamic State militant blew up an explosive-laden bulldozer near Haditha, killing seven Iraqi soldiers in one of a wave of bomb attacks on the northwestern town on Monday, a police source said.
Islamist group Ansar Dine claims multiple attacks in Mali
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – The Malian Islamist rebel group Ansar Dine claimed it carried out a series of attacks against U.N. peacekeepers and Malian army targets in the country’s capital, Bamako, and border areas near Ivory Coast and Mauritania.
Pakistani gunmen kill three in attack blamed on Islamist groups
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Gunmen riding motorcycles on Monday opened fire outside a passport office in southwestern Pakistan, killing three people, including a police officer, in an attack police blamed on radical Islamist groups.
Gaza children ’emotionally shattered’ one year after conflict
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The majority of children living in areas of Gaza hardest-hit during last year’s conflict are showing signs of severe emotional distress and trauma, including frequent bed wetting and nightmares, a global children’s…
Tensions with Russia could prompt NATO strategy rethink
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO is preparing for a long standoff with Russia, reluctantly accepting that the Ukraine conflict has fundamentally transformed Europe’s security landscape and that it may have to abandon hope of a constructive relationship with M…
Rivals Pakistan, India to start process of joining China security bloc
BEIJING (Reuters) – Nuclear-armed rivals Pakistan and India will start the process of joining a security bloc led by China and Russia at a summit in Russia later this week, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Monday, the first time the grouping has expan…
Egypt arrests Brotherhood members for alleged Suez plot: security sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian authorities have arrested 13 members of the Muslim Brotherhood on suspicion of planting bombs around the Suez Canal to disrupt shipping, security sources said on Monday.
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe to change cabinet: source
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is expected to make changes to his cabinet on Monday, a government source said, the second reshuffle since December when he fired his deputy of ten years Joice Mujuru.
Hungary passes law to tighten asylum rules
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s parliament passed legislation on Monday that tightens its asylum rules, providing the legal framework for the erection of a fence along the country’s southern border with Serbia to stem the flow of illegal migrants.
