Hospital at center of South Korea’s MERS suspends services; seven new cases
SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean hospital suspended most services on Sunday after being identified as the epicenter of the spread of a deadly respiratory disease that has killed 15 people since being diagnosed in the country nearly four weeks ago.
Palestinian killed by Israeli jeep in West Bank
QAFR MALIK, West Bank (Reuters) – An Israeli army jeep struck and killed a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, with the military and locals giving conflicting accounts of the circumstances.
Houthi forces in Yemen seize provincial capital near Saudi border: residents
SANAA (Reuters) – Houthi forces and their army allies in Yemen seized the capital of a large desert province on the border with Saudi Arabia on Sunday, residents said, an important victory for the group ahead of peace talks in Geneva on Monday.
U.N. Syria envoy to visit Damascus, warn on barrel bombs
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura plans to meet senior Syrian government officials in Damascus in his effort to find common ground among the parties with an interest in ending Syria’s civil war, his office said on Sunday.
As election nears, Danish parties vow tighter immigration rules
TONDER, Denmark (Reuters) – Recalling how a group of refugees once threatened his life if he did not retract a police statement, Frank Pedersen is angry about the increasing number of immigrants in Denmark.
Iran’s Rouhani aims to limit nuclear inspections
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday a comprehensive nuclear deal could be delayed if world powers brought new issues into play, and he would not accept a U.N. inspections regime that jeopardized state secrets.
Afghanistan aid donors face quandary over future of police fund
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan is locked in a wrangle with the United Nations over control of a fund for police salaries, highlighting a quandary for aid donors keen to disengage from the country but reluctant to do so until sustainable, graft-free syst…
China to drop entry permit requirement for Taiwan residents
BEIJING (Reuters) – China plans to drop the entry permit requirement for Taiwan residents visiting the mainland, the official Xinhua news agency cited a senior Chinese politician as saying on Sunday.
South Korea reports seven new cases of MERS, brings total to 145
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Health Ministry reported on Sunday seven new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), taking the total to 145 in an outbreak that the World Health Organization called “large and complex.”
Britain pulls out spies as Russia, China crack Snowden files – report
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has pulled out agents from live operations in “hostile countries” after Russia and China cracked top-secret information contained in files leaked by former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, the Sunday T…
