Yemen’s Houthis seize national dialogue HQ, president insists group must leave Sanaa
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s dominant Shi’ite Muslim Houthi militia seized the offices of a political conciliation body late on Wednesday, hours after the president refused U.N.-brokered talks with their powerful movement unless they withdrew from Sanaa.
U.N. urges Mali rebels to sign northern peace proposal
BAMAKO (Reuters) – The United Nations is urging Tuareg-led rebels to sign a proposal on the future of northern Mali, calling it an important step toward peace in the violent region.
Kerry briefs Iran’s Gulf rivals on nuclear talks
RIYADH (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Gulf Arab foreign ministers in Riyadh on Thursday to brief them on progress in the nuclear talks with Iran and offer reassurance that any deal would not damage their interests.
U.N. rights boss seeks campaign to ‘discredit ISIL’
GENEVA (Reuters) – The top United Nations human rights official called on Thursday for an international campaign to “discredit ISIL”, and urged Muslims worldwide to defend their faith against misrepresentation by violent extremists.
Islamic State targeted in 12 air strikes by U.S., allies: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and coalition forces hit Islamic State with 12 air strikes in Syria and Iraq in the latest round of attacks on the militant group, the Joint Coalition Task Force said in a statement on Thursday.
Egypt replaces interior minister in minor cabinet reshuffle
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has replaced Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim with Magdi Abdelghaffar, the presidency said in a statement, as part of a minor cabinet reshuffle.
Italy’s Renzi lays flowers on Moscow bridge where Nemtsov killed
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, in Moscow on Thursday for talks with President Vladimir Putin, laid flowers on the bridge where Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov was murdered last week.
Missing Canadian pastor is being held by North Korea: church
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The head pastor of a Canadian church who failed to return from a humanitarian mission to North Korea is now being held by authorities in the secretive state, a church spokeswoman said on Thursday.
Polish PM chastises deputy for warnings over Ukraine
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s prime minister has chastised her coalition partner for describing Ukraine’s economy as on the brink of disintegration and suggesting Poland could face a flow of hundreds of thousands of refugees across its frontiers.
India education expert blames schools for students’ misogyny
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – India’s schools are failing to educate and empower young people to reject deep-rooted gender stereotypes and embrace equality, an expert said, pointing to recent findings highlighting “regressive” attitudes toward…
