Canadian Parliament backs air strikes on Islamic State in Syria
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian legislators on Monday voted to back the government’s plans to bomb Islamic State positions in Syria, a move that opposition parties say threatens to drag Canada into a long war.
Children’s lives at stake as donors meet for Syria summit: aid chiefs
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Syrian families are making “terrible sacrifices” to survive, marrying off young girls and sending children to work, aid agencies said ahead of the third global conference to raise funds for victims of the world’s b…
U.S. supports, would cooperate with proposed Arab force: Carter
FORT DRUM, N.Y. (Reuters) – The United States supports Arab plans to create a unified military force to counter growing security threats in the Middle East, and the Pentagon will cooperate with it where U.S. and Arab interests coincide, Defense Secreta…
Buhari extends lead in tight Nigerian election
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian opposition contender Muhammadu Buhari built a lead of over 2.5 million votes with only six states uncounted on Monday, raising the prospect of a stunning ballot box victory for a man who first came to power three decades ago …
Libyan oil guards demand state firm to reopen the two biggest oil ports
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A Libyan state oil security force has called on state oil firm NOC to reopen the Ras Lanuf and Es Sider oil ports, the country’s two biggest, after a rival force pulled out from the area following months of fighting,…
Cuba aims to ramp up Internet access: U.S. State Department official
(Reuters) – Cuba, a few decades late to the Internet era, is committed to getting the web into 50 percent of its households by 2020, as well as achieving 60 percent mobile phone access, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Monday.
Air strike kills at least 40 at Yemen camp for displaced
ADEN (Reuters) – An air strike killed at least 40 people at a camp for displaced people in north Yemen on Monday, humanitarian workers said, in an attack which apparently targeted nearby Houthi fighters who are battling President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi…
Greek PM says wants ‘honest compromise’ but not at any cost
ATHENS (Reuters) – Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday appealed for an “honest compromise” with lenders but warned Greece would not agree to an “unconditional” one, after its biggest creditor demanded it do more to show commitment to reform.
China, Japan, South Korea halt Thai air route expansion on safety concerns
BANGKOK (Reuters) – China has joined South Korea and Japan in stopping Thailand-based airlines from flying charters and new routes because of safety concerns highlighted by an international audit, Thai officials said on Monday.
Crash pilot had been treated for suicidal tendencies
DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) – The German pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a plane in the French Alps last week was treated for suicidal tendencies years ago before he received his pilot’s license, German prosecutors said on Monday.
