Turkey’s Erdogan criticises Putin over Armenian “genocide” comments
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday Russia should account for its actions in Ukraine and Crimea before calling the 1915 mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks a “genocide”.
Yemen struggles to import food as coalition navies hold up more ships
LONDON (Reuters) – Yemen is facing mounting problems bringing in food by sea as the danger from fighting between Houthis and government supporters is exacerbated by an arms blockade by Saudi-led coalition navies searching ships for weapons destined for…
Israel invites bids for 77 settler homes
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel invited bids on Monday to construct 77 new homes in two settlements on occupied land in East Jerusalem, drawing a swift Palestinian condemnation.
Iranian general accuses Saudis of following in Israeli footsteps
ANKARA (Reuters) – The commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards accused Saudi Arabia on Monday of following in Israel’s footsteps in the Islamic world by carrying out air strikes in Yemen, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Burundi police confront anti-president protesters, army on streets
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters rallying in Burundi’s capital on Monday against the president’s decision to run for a third term, a move critics say violates the constitution.
Desperate Nepalis flee capital as aftershocks spread fear
BHAKTAPUR, Nepal (Reuters) – Thousands of Nepalis began fleeing the capital Kathmandu on Monday, terror-stricken by two days of powerful aftershocks and looming shortages of food and water after an earthquake that killed more than 3,700 people.
Islamist rebels capture army base in Syria’s Idlib province
AMMAN (Reuters) – A coalition of Islamist rebels seized an army base in northwestern Syria at dawn on Monday after a suicide bomber from al Qaeda’s Nusra Front drove a truck packed with explosives into the compound and blew it up.
South Korea’s Park accepts PM’s resignation in illegal funds scandal
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye accepted the resignation on Monday of her prime minister, who had offered to step down over an allegation that he took illegal funds from a businessman who committed suicide in a scandal that threa…
China maritime tensions dominate Southeast Asia summit
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Southeast Asian leaders edged closer to open criticism of China’s land reclamation in the disputed South China Sea at a regional summit on Monday, as the Philippines drew the ire of Beijing which called its objections to the wo…
Sudanese President Bashir wins 94.5 percent of vote: election organizers
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir extended his quarter-century in power with a landslide 94.5 percent victory in presidential elections, organizers announced on Monday.
