Security concerns limit Syrian refugees coming to U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – While the exodus from Syria has become the world’s biggest refugee crisis, the United States is being criticized by relief organizations and some within President Barack Obama’s Democratic Party for allowing only a limited flow i…
Israel accuses U.N. children’s rights envoy of ‘improper conduct’
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Israel has accused a senior U.N. official of misconduct in preparing a report that harshly criticized the Israeli army over the 2014 Gaza war while leaving it off a blacklist of states and armed groups that violate children’s…
Tanzania’s female politicians trained to campaign, avoid sexual pitfalls
DAR ES SALAAM (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Aspiring politician Asha Salum is busy trying to convince people in her area of Dar Es Salaam to support her candidacy for a council position at elections later this year, one of a growing number of women seeking political office in Tanzania.
South Korea parliament approves Park’s pick for PM after scandal
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s parliament approved President Park Geun-hye’s choice for prime minister on Thursday after the incumbent stepped down following an allegation he accepted illegal campaign funds from a businessman.
China approves plan for civilian ships to be used by military
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese government has approved a plan requiring civilian shipbuilders to ensure that new ships can be used by the military during an emergency, a state-run newspaper said on Thursday.
Swiss say stray Venezuela golf balls violate Vienna Convention
CARACAS (Reuters) – A dispute has been tee’d off between Switzerland’s ambassador to Venezuela and a neighboring elite golf club, after a banner appeared at the diplomat’s residence warning that golf balls injuring or killing anyone inside would violat…
Latvia says Russia tension worst since Cuban missile crisis
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Russia’s nuclear “sabre-rattling” and refusal to abide by the terms of a ceasefire in Ukraine have dragged East-West relations to their lowest level since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said …
U.S. Marine found guilty at retrial in 2006 murder of Iraqi civilian
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A U.S. Marine was found guilty on Wednesday of murder in the 2006 slaying of a disabled Iraqi civilian, a killing prosecutors have described as motivated by a desire to send a message to a resistant Iraqi village, a Marine Corps o…
Hungary to fence off border with Serbia to stop migrants
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary announced plans on Wednesday to build a four-meter-high fence along its border with Serbia to stem the flow of illegal migrants, a move that triggered a swift rebuke from the United Nations Refugee Agency.
Islamic State says shot down Iraqi fighter plane
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State said on Thursday it had shot down an Iraqi fighter plane north of the city of Ramadi in Anbar Province.
