Half Yemeni population is going hungry as violence worsens: WFP
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Worsening violence in Yemen has made almost half the country’s population “food insecure”, with flour shortages, closed shops and disrupted supply routes driving up food prices, the United Nations World Food Progra…
Migrant children test Europe as Mediterranean crisis worsens
CALTAGIRONE, Italy (Reuters) – Sixteen-year-old orphan Ishmael Bangura fled Sierra Leone in July when the Ebola virus killed eight members of his household.
Palestinian rams car into bus stop, killing Israeli
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Police said on Thursday a Palestinian whose car struck people at a Jerusalem bus stop, killing an Israeli, appeared to have driven into them deliberately.
Chinese president to visit Pakistan, hammer out $46-billion deal
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping will launch energy and infrastructure projects worth $46 billion on a visit to Pakistan next week as China cements links with its old ally and generates opportunities for firms hit by slack growth at h…
Indonesian parliament approves new police chief after graft scandal
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s parliament on Thursday approved President Joko Widodo’s new candidate for national police chief, after the leader was forced to withdraw his previous nominee due to his tainted record.
Lebanese journalist accused of exposing Hariri witnesses
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A Lebanese reporter and her TV station went on trial on Thursday accused of jeopardizing the case against the alleged killers of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri by trying to expose witnesses.
U.N. envoy to Yemen announces resignation: Facebook statement
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Nations envoy to Yemen, Jamal Benomar, resigned on Wednesday, according his official Facebook page, signaling the failure of U.N. efforts to end fierce fighting in the country.
U.S. Iran bill makes nuclear deal harder, but not impossible
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A compromise allowing the U.S. Congress to vote on a nuclear deal with Tehran may prompt Iranian negotiators to drive a harder bargain, but does not drastically weaken President Barack Obama’s ability to deliver on a final agreem…
India’s reluctant political ‘prince’, Rahul Gandhi, returns from vacation
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian politician Rahul Gandhi returned on Thursday from a mysterious eight-week break in an undisclosed location that had prompted ridicule and questions from colleagues about his fitness to lead the opposition Congress party bac…
Iran says in talks with Russia over dates for S-300 missiles delivery: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Tehran and Moscow have agreed on the delivery of S-300 missile systems to Iran, but exact dates are still under discussion, the Iranian defense minister was reported by TASS news agency as saying on Thursday.
