Pakistan helped secure Taliban talks, but Afghan mistrust lingers
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s military, long accused of harboring insurgents who fight its cause in Afghanistan and beyond, says its role in brokering landmark Taliban peace talks last week proves it is serious about tackling Islamist militancy in t…
From remote outpost, India looks to check China’s Indian Ocean thrust
PORT BLAIR, India (Reuters) – One by one, the four Indian warships cruised into a sleepy harbor in the country’s remote Andaman and Nicobar islands, fresh from visiting Southeast Asian capitals and conducting exercises in the disputed South China Sea.
Mali detains 20 suspected Islamists, including two French: sources
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Police in Mali have detained around 20 suspected Islamist militants in the southern town of Zegoua, including at least two French citizens, security sources said on Tuesday.
Scarred by Islamist attacks, Kenya set to re-open Westgate mall
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s trendy Westgate shopping mall will reopen on Saturday, nearly two years after gunmen from the Somali militant group al Shabaab massacred at least 67 people inside and held out for four days as security forces laid siege to t…
Iraqi government, U.N. agencies begin training women to farm
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The Iraqi government and United Nations agencies have earmarked $2.5 million this month to boost literacy and train women and girls in rural provinces to work in agriculture.
Saudi-backed forces seize Aden airport in sudden advance
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemeni forces recaptured Aden’s international airport and some city districts from Houthi militia fighters on Tuesday, in a sudden advance after months of stalemate, the exiled government said.
Hungarians rally against fence to keep out migrants
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – A thousand people demonstrated in downtown Budapest on Tuesday against a fence Hungary is building along its border with Serbia to keep out an accelerating flow of migrants entering from the south.
China set to try jailed U.S. missionary near North Korea border
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will begin the trial on July 28 of a Korean-American missionary arrested last year over a non-profit school he ran near the sensitive border with North Korea, his lawyer said, in a case that sparked outcry from international C…
Indian investigators raid home of leading rights activist and Modi critic
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Indian investigators on Tuesday raided the home and offices of a prominent human rights activist and critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, amid growing concern about a crackdown on foreign-funded charities.
Indian regulator fines 530 companies for delay in appointing women directors
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has slapped fines on 530 listed companies for failing to meet a deadline to appoint a women director and boost gender diversity in their boardrooms, a BSE official said on Tuesday…
