Lebanese soldier and militant killed in shootout in north: sources
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) – A Lebanese soldier and a wanted militant were killed in an exchange of gunfire in northern Lebanon on Tuesday, security sources and a medic said.
Nigeria stalls Chad, aims to beat Boko Haram before election
N’DJAMENA/YAOUNDE (Reuters) – When battle-hardened Chadian troops overran a Boko Haram camp in northern Nigeria last week, they wanted to press deep into territory controlled by the Islamist group but Nigeria refused to let them.
China to hold parade, invite leaders to mark end of World War Two
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will hold a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two this year and invite the leaders of major countries involved in the war to attend, the foreign ministry said, events probably aimed at Japan….
Exclusive: Payment delays dent India’s flagship health, AIDS programs
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s main public health programs, aimed at millions of rural poor, have been in disarray for months because the government changed the way that over $1.3 billion in federal funds were distributed, according to data and letters …
Uighur migrants held in Thailand for 11 months take case to court
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai court will decide this month whether to release 17 Uighurs from the western Chinese region of Xinjiang, including 13 children, who have been detained for the past 11 months in Bangkok, a lawyer for the group said on Tuesday.
Japan PM Abe faces questions about political donations
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday said he received donations from firms that got government subsidies, the first time he himself has faced questions about potentially improper donations, after having lost three cabinet mem…
China hopes novice environment chief will be breath of fresh air
BEIJING (Reuters) – One year after “declaring war” on pollution, China has appointed an inexperienced outsider as its new environment minister tasked with breathing life into a massive clean-up campaign that even optimists say will take decades to comp…
Top Indian, Pakistani diplomats to meet in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – India’s top diplomat visits Pakistan on Tuesday for the first meeting with his counterpart since New Delhi called off talks last year aimed at easing the rivals’ many disputes.
Australia to send 300 more troops to Iraq on training mission
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will send an additional 300 soldiers to help train Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State militants, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Tuesday, following a request from the United States to contribute to an international trai…
Exclusive: Obama hopes for U.S. embassy in Cuba before April summit in Panama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday he hopes the United States will open an embassy in Cuba by the time of a Western Hemisphere summit in Panama in mid-April.
