War, poverty deprive 21 million children of education in Middle East
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Worsening conflicts, poverty and gender discrimination in the Middle East and North Africa are driving 21 million children and young adolescents out of school, two United Nations agencies said on Wednesday.
Colombia’s Santos lifts halt on bombings against FARC after attack
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos lifted a halt on bombing raids against FARC rebels after an attack he blamed on the group killed ten soldiers in rural southwestern Cauca province.
Canada’s Trudeau ‘unequivocally opposed’ to coalition government
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The leader of Canada’s opposition Liberals said on Wednesday that he is “unequivocally opposed” to forming a coalition government with the left-leaning New Democratic Party following an election set for October.
Egypt to demolish headquarters of Mubarak’s old party
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s cabinet on Wednesday ordered the demolition of an abandoned, burnt-out building that had housed the headquarters of former President Hosni Mubarak’s political party, which was disbanded four years ago.
Iraq’s prime minister says seeks U.S. arms, with payment deferred
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iraq’s Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said on Wednesday he would seek a sustainable flow of weaponry from the United States during talks in Washington, with payment deferred, as Baghdad battles a cash crunch due to plunging oil p…
Ten Colombian soldiers killed in attack blamed on FARC rebels
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Ten soldiers were killed in southwestern Colombia on Wednesday after being shot at and attacked with grenades by FARC rebels, the army said, raising questions over whether the leftist group had broken a unilateral ceasefire it declar…
Iran says it will use influence to broker peace in Yemen
LISBON (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that his country would use all its influence to broker a peace deal for Yemen in order to end Saudi-led air strikes against Houthi rebel forces allied to Iran.
At least three killed, peacekeepers injured in Mali suicide attack: U.N.
BAMAKO (Reuters) – At least three civilians were killed and nine United Nations peacekeepers seriously injured in a suicide attack on Wednesday at a U.N. base in town of Ansongo in northern Mali, a spokesman for the peacekeeping mission said.
German air controllers urge remote control of planes after crash
FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) – The German air traffic control authority has urged the aviation industry to develop technology that ground staff could use in an emergency to take remote command of a plane, which could help prevent a repeat of a Germanwing…
Panic on Med migrant boat pitched hundreds to their deaths: IOM
GENEVA (Reuters) – Hundreds of people desperate to be rescued from a packed migrant boat in the Mediterranean pushed to one side when they saw a ship approach, capsizing the craft and pitching everyone into the sea where hundreds died, an official said…
