Myanmar’s President Thein Sein says will not run for second term
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar President Thein Sein has decided not to run in a parliamentary election scheduled for Nov. 8, a senior official from his office said on Monday, citing health concerns.
Exclusive: Philippines reinforcing rusting ship on Spratly reef outpost – sources
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine navy is quietly reinforcing the hull and deck of a rusting ship it ran aground on a disputed South China Sea reef in 1999 to stop it breaking apart, determined to hold the shoal as Beijing creates a string of man-made …
High-profile Tibetan monk dies in prison in China
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Tibetan monk who was one of China’s most prominent political prisoners has died in jail, a relative said on Monday, and a rights group said security forces were deployed after protesters gathered near a government office in his ho…
Exclusive: Draft deal calls for U.N. access to all Iran sites – source
VIENNA (Reuters) – A draft nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers calls for U.N. inspectors to have access to all suspect Iranian sites, including military, based on consultations between the powers and Tehran, a diplomatic source said on Tuesd…
Yemen fuel shortages could kill more than ‘bullets or bombs’ as truce ignored
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Fuel shortages in war-torn Yemen could cause more deaths than the continuing conflict, which rages on three days after the start of a United Nations-brokered humanitarian truce, an international aid agency said on …
Exclusive: Draft deal calls for U.N. access to all Iran sites – source
VIENNA (Reuters) – A draft nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers calls for U.N. inspectors to have access to all suspect Iranian sites, including military, based on consultations between the powers and Tehran, a diplomatic source said on Tuesd…
Iran, world powers push for Tuesday nuclear deal
By Parisa Hafezi, Louis Charbonneau, John Irish and Arshad Mohammed
Ten Libyan soldiers killed fighting Islamists in Benghazi: officials
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Ten Libyan soldiers were killed fighting Islamist groups in the war-torn city of Benghazi on Monday, medics and military officials said.
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kill dozens in northeast Nigeria villages: sources
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have killed dozens of people and burned down homes in two villages in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, police and a security source said on Monday.
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kill dozens in northeast Nigeria villages: sources
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have killed dozens of people and burned down homes in two villages in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, police and a security source said on Monday.
