Long list of sustainable development goals likely to stay, UNDP says
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – It is unlikely U.N. member states will push for a cut in the number of proposed sustainable development goals – and risk undoing painstaking talks – despite concerns there are too many of them, the head of the U.N….
Lebanon’s religious courts are failing women, HRW says
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Women trying to escape domestic abuse and unhappy marriages face systematic discrimination in Lebanon’s religious courts, Human Rights Watch said on Monday, as it urged the Middle Eastern country to reform its judi…
Libya recalls former general Haftar for army duty
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s internationally-recognized government has recalled retired general Khalifa Haftar to army duty, officials said on Monday, cementing its alliance with him in a struggle against a rival administration claiming national…
Petrobras Brazil refinery blast injures three workers
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Three workers were seriously hurt in an explosion on Sunday at Petrobras’ 323,000-barrel-a-day Landulpho Alves Refinery (RLAM) outside Salvador, Brazil, the second serious accident at Brazil’s second-largest refinery in a wee…
Armenian baby becomes seventh casualty of killing spree blamed on Russian soldier
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A six-month-old boy became the seventh member of an Armenian family on Monday to die after a killing spree blamed on a Russian soldier that has strained ties between Moscow and Yerevan.
Thousands mourn Hezbollah fighter killed in Israeli attack
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah supporters turned out in force on Monday to bury the son of the group’s late commander, one of six fighters who died in an Israeli air strike in neighboring Syria that also killed an Iranian general.
Snowden documents show UK spies stored journalists’ emails: report
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s GCHQ eavesdropping agency stored emails from journalists working for several large media organizations, according to documents released by former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, the Guardian newspaper reported.
Bahrain opposition leader to go on trial on January 28
MANAMA (Reuters) – A Bahraini opposition leader will go on trial this month on charges of promoting violent regime change, the public prosecution and his lawyer said on Monday, in a move that could further inflame tensions in the Western-allied kingdom…
Exclusive: Syria begins destruction of chemical weapons facilities – sources
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Syria has started the long-delayed destruction of a dozen underground bunkers and hangars that were used for the production and storage of chemical weapons, diplomatic sources told Reuters on Monday.
Afghan leader in cabinet setback as nominee quits, others in doubt
KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan president’s bid to form a cabinet nearly four months after taking office ran into fresh trouble on Monday after his candidate for finance minister withdrew and doubt was cast over as many as 11 nominees believed to hold dua…
