Freak storm kills 45 in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A freak “mini-cyclone” tore roofs of buildings and brought down trees and power poles in Pakistan, killing 45 people and injuring more than 200, officials said on Monday.
Iran bans magazine for encouraging cohabitation over wedlock: report
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran’s hardline judiciary has banned a magazine for encouraging cohabitation, known as “white marriage” in the Islamic Republic where sex outside wedlock is a crime, the Shargh newspaper reported on Monday.
Set to begin, U.S. plan for Syrian rebels already mired in doubt
REYHANLI, Turkey/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hundreds of Syrian rebels are approaching the start of U.S. training to battle Islamic State, without knowing whether or how Washington would come to their aid on the battlefield and as other rebel leaders say th…
PM Abe’s party eyes revision of Japan pacifist constitution by late 2018
TOKYO (Reuters) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party wants to revise Japan’s constitution by late 2018 to remove constraints on his defense strategy, a key party lawmaker said, an ambitious target since the charter has not been changed since Amer…
Pakistan military’s move on Karachi seen part of ‘creeping coup’
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The chief of Pakistan’s main spy agency is spearheading a campaign to wrest control of the teeming port city of Karachi from a powerful political party, the military’s latest, and some say boldest, foray into civilian life in rece…
Merkel-Tsipras phone call confirmed amid cash squeeze report
BERLIN (Reuters) – A German government spokesman confirmed on Monday that Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a telephone conversation on Sunday but declined to comment on the contents of their conversation.
Kazakh veteran leader Nazarbayev wins new term by a landslide
ASTANA (Reuters) – Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev won a new term at the helm of Central Asia’s largest economy by a landslide in Sunday’s election, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said.
China investigates three senior army officers suspected of graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military has confirmed that three more senior officers are under investigation for suspected corruption, as the world’s largest army deepens its probe into deep-seated graft.
Malaysia says foils plan by suspected militants to attack capital
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian police have arrested 12 people linked to the militant group Islamic State and seized explosives, foiling a plan to attack several locations in and around the capital, which is hosting the ASEAN summit.
Desperate Nepalese sleep in open as aftershocks spread fear
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Thousands of desperate Nepalese spent another night in the open in the early hours of Monday, terrorized by strong aftershocks that continued to shake the country two days after a massive quake struck, killing almost 2,500 people….
