Lion mauls American tourist to death in South African park
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – An American tourist was mauled to death in South Africa on Monday when a lion jumped into her vehicle through an open window at a park on the outskirts of Johannesburg, police and officials said.
Nepal urges Qatar to end controversial migrant sponsorship scheme
KATHMANDU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nepal’s labor minister urged Qatar on Monday to scrap a sponsorship scheme which prevents the free movement of migrant workers, calling it a violation of the rights of thousands of its nationals who are working …
U.S., allies conduct 23 air strikes against Islamic State: military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-led forces targeted Islamic State militants in Syria with 13 air strikes from Sunday morning through Monday morning and conducted another 10 strikes against the group in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Monday.
At least four people killed in fire at Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) – At least four people were killed when dozens of tents at a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley caught fire on Monday, witnesses said.
Foreign governments, non-profits press China to revise draft NGO law
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Western governments and foreign non-profit groups are pressuring China to revise a proposed law they say would severely restrict the activities of non-government organizations, business groups and universities, according t…
Israel says Lebanese held in Cyprus part of Hezbollah bomb plot
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s defense minister said on Monday that a Lebanese-Canadian man arrested in Cyprus after authorities found almost two tonnes of ammonium nitrate in his basement was part of a Hezbollah bomb plot.
Congo opposition splits threaten first peaceful power transfer
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Personal ambition and dissent within Democratic Republic of Congo’s largest opposition party could offer President Joseph Kabila a chance to hang onto power when his term ends, threatening the nation’s first peaceful transition.
Funding shortage threatens half U.N.’s humanitarian operations in Iraq
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – The United Nations said it would be forced to slash or shut down almost half its aid operations in Iraq without an immediate injection of new funds, at a time when a humanitarian crisis triggered by Islamic State insurgents is i…
U.N. finds growing signs of Russian involvement in Ukraine war
GENEVA (Reuters) – A separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine is revealing increasing evidence, but not yet conclusive legal proof, of Russian state involvement, senior United Nations human rights officials said on Monday.
Turkey’s Erdogan vows to punish journalist behind Syria trucks video
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to punish the editor of a newspaper which published video footage it said showed the MIT state intelligence agency helping send weapons to Syria.
