Burundi activist says two dead in protests; no police comment
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Two protesters were killed on Monday as demonstrations against President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to seek a third term in office ran into a second week, a leading rights activist said.
Seeking global role, China presses Europe in diplomatic push
BRUSSELS/BEIJING (Reuters) – Seizing on the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties, Beijing has launched a diplomatic offensive to move Sino-European relations beyond trade and raise China’s international profile, buoyed by its success winning European pa…
Alberta’s possible pivot to the left alarms Canadian oil sector
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta is on the cusp of electing a left-wing government that can make life harder for the energy industry with its plans to raise taxes, end support for key pipeline projects and seek a bigge…
Thai police arrest Rohingya man suspected of running deadly jungle camp
PADANG BESAR/NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Thailand (Reuters) – Thai police have arrested a man they believe is the key figure behind a brutal human trafficking network that ran a jungle camp where dozens of bodies have been found.
Malaysia’s Najib faces leadership test in by-elections
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak faces a test of his popularity this week in two by-elections that come hard on the heels of calls by the country’s former long-time leader, Mahathir Mohamad, for him to step down.
Italian PM Renzi promises more reform once electoral law passes
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi promised a new electoral law expected to be passed in parliament on Monday, despite fierce opposition from many within his own ruling party, would clear a path for wider reforms of the economy.
Army officer reported hurt in Damascus suicide bombing; army denies it
AMMAN (Reuters) – A senior Syrian army officer was wounded in a suicide bombing in a central Damascus district on Monday, a monitoring group said, though the military denied the report.
Two Ukrainian servicemen killed in eastern Ukraine: Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed and five wounded in continued clashes with pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine despite a two-month ceasefire, Kiev’s military said on Monday.
Suicide bomber targets Afghan civil servants’ bus in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide car bomber targeted a bus carrying Afghan civil servants on their way to work in the capital on Monday, killing one civilian and wounding 15 people, officials said.
Two U.N. peacekeepers wounded by Syria mortars on Golan Heights
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Mortar bombs launched from Syria wounded two United Nations peacekeepers in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Monday, the Israeli military said, in what appeared to be stray fire from Syrian civil war fighting.
