At least 52 missing, feared dead in Afghanistan landslide
KABUL (Reuters) – At least 52 people are missing and feared dead following a landslide in a remote village in northeastern Afghanistan, officials said on Tuesday.
One dead, 241 injured in South Africa train collision
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – At least one person was killed and more than 200 were injured after two commuter trains collided in a suburb of South Africa’s biggest city Johannesburg on Tuesday, train operator Metrorail and emergency services said.
Ukraine says separatists step up attacks, Poroshenko warns of ‘threat of war’
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s leader warned on Tuesday that a war with pro-Russian separatists could still break out again as its military said the rebels had greatly stepped up attacks and widened the area of their operations despite a ceasefire.
Bangladesh opposition boycotts mayoral elections, calls them rigged
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s main opposition party on Tuesday boycotted three mayoral elections over accusations of massive rigging, fanning fears of further unrest in the South Asian nation.
Tsipras presses for May debt deal, says referendum possible
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday he was confident of an outline deal with international creditors within two weeks, after shaking up his negotiating team and sidelining his finance minister who has infuriated euro …
Islamic State has killed over 2,000 off battlefield since June: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Ultra-radical Islamic State insurgents have killed at least 2,154 people off the battlefield in Syria since the end of June when the group declared a caliphate in territory it controls, a Syrian human rights monitor said on Tuesday.
India cancels licenses of nearly 9,000 charities over foreign funds
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundatiob) – India has canceled the registration of nearly 9,000 charities for failing to declare details of donations from abroad, as New Delhi tightens surveillance on foreign-funded non-governmental organizations in the c…
China ‘extremely concerned’ by ASEAN statement on disputed sea
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it was “extremely concerned” after leaders of Southeast Asian countries expressed worry about land reclamation and navigational freedom in the disputed South China Sea.
UK’s Conservatives one point ahead of Labour: TNS poll
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s ruling Conservatives were one point ahead of the opposition Labour Party in an opinion poll by TNS published on Tuesday, ahead of a general election on May 7.
Syria’s defense minister in Iran to discuss fighting terror: agency
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s defense minister started an official visit to its major ally Iran on Tuesday at the head of a military delegation to discuss cooperation “in the face of terrorism,” Syria’s state news agency SANA said.
