Cash urged for schools in crisis zones as refugee numbers surge
OSLO (Reuters) – Cash for educating children caught up in disasters, ranging from the war in Syria to the earthquake in Nepal, needs to rise sharply to cope with a surge in the number of young refugees, a U.N. envoy said on Monday.
Inside the Saudi prison that’s home to new wave of jihadis
RIYADH (Reuters) – The man visible on the block’s control room monitor, pacing his small cell in uniform grey robe, is one of a rising number of security prisoners in Saudi Arabia, where the wars in Syria and Iraq have led to a surge in domestic jihadi…
Tanzania jails former finance, mining ministers over gold deal
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – A Tanzanian court sentenced two former ministers to three years in jail on Monday over corruption charges related to the award of a gold audit tender, according to court documents.
Armenian protesters call for evening rally after police remove barricades
YEREVAN (Reuters) – Armenian protest leaders called for a rally on Monday evening in the capital Yerevan after police briefly arrested dozens of protesters and removed barricades following two weeks of demonstrations over electricity prices.
Burundi coup general says force only way to oust president
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – A Burundian general who backed a failed coup in May threatened to launch an armed uprising after President Pierre Nkurunziza refused to bow to opposition and international demands to abandon a bid for a third term.
Chile president’s approval rating hits record low: poll
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean President Michelle Bachelet’s approval rating fell to a record low in June after a month of political shakeups and protests, an opinion poll showed Monday.
Kuwait detains 26 over Islamic State suicide attack on mosque: newspaper
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait has detained 26 people suspected of involvement in a suicide bombing on a Shi’ite Muslim mosque last month that killed 27 people, a local newspaper reported on Monday, quoting the public prosecutor.
Nobel laureates urge donors to boost education funds ahead of global meet
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – International donors must boost aid to developing nations to ensure that millions of the world’s poorest and marginalized children can go to school, a group of Nobel laureates said on Monday, ahead of a global c…
Ukraine launches Western-style police force to set a marker for reform
KIEV (Reuters) – The first 2,000 recruits of a new Ukrainian police force passed out in the capital Kiev at the weekend, intended by the government as a visible sign of its commitment to shake off a deep-rooted culture of corruption in public instituti…
BRICS summit gives Putin a chance to show Russia not isolated
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The BRICS emerging economies will launch a development bank at a summit this week which President Vladimir Putin hopes will help reduce Western dominance of world financial institutions and show Moscow is not isolated.
