Stop Mediterranean becoming vast migrant cemetery, Pope tells Europe
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) – Pope Francis told Europe’s leaders on Tuesday to do more to help thousands of migrants risking their lives trying to get into the continent, saying they had to stop the Mediterranean becoming “a vast cemetery”.
UK’s MI5 could not have stopped soldier’s brutal murder: report
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s security services could not have prevented two men hacking to death a British soldier in broad daylight on a London street last year even though one of the killers had been a high priority in previous inquiries, lawmakers s…
Libya’s rival ruler could ban U.N. envoy, complicating peace talks
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s rival government may forbid a UN official from entering the territory it controls, a move that could make it harder to negotiate an end to a violent struggle for power that threatens to tear the country apart.
For world’s police, force of the law meets the law of force
(Reuters) – U.S. police are under pressure not only for the killing of an unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, for which a grand jury decided on Monday not to indict the police officer, but also for the military-style response to the sometimes viole…
Two blasts hit Kabul, seven Afghan soldiers wounded
KABUL (Reuters) – Two explosions shook the Afghan capital on Tuesday, leaving seven army officers wounded after a bomb attack on their bus, while a grenade blast in the diplomatic quarter caused no casualties but led to the arrest of a suspect, officia…
Thailand displays cash, luxury cars seized in probe into senior police
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai police displayed stacks of cash, luxury cars and an extensive collection of antique Buddha statues on Tuesday seized in a probe that has led to the arrest of seven police on charges ranging from insulting the monarchy to money …
Iran nuclear talks extended seven months after failing to meet deadline
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran and six powers failed on Monday for a second time this year to resolve their 12-year stand-off over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, and gave themselves seven more months to clinch an historic deal.
Second air strike hits airport in Libya’s capital
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – An air strike hit the last functioning commercial airport in Libya’s capital Tripoli for a second day running on Tuesday, residents said, as a power struggle in the oil-rich nation intensified.
Vietnam warships visit Philippines amid South China Sea dispute
MANILA (Reuters) – Vietnam on Tuesday showed off its two most powerful warships in the first-ever port call to the Philippines but an official said it was not trying to challenge China’s superior naval forces amid tension in the South China Sea.
Modi gives Buddha a miss as South Asian leaders flock to Nepal
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Visiting Nepal for a South Asia summit, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dropped plans to hold rallies at the birthplaces of the Buddha and a Hindu goddess, after controversy over whether he was gaining too much prominence …
