U.S. calls for renewed commitment to lasting Mideast peace
CAIRO (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called on Sunday for a renewed commitment to achieving Middle East peace, saying a lasting deal between Israel, the Palestinians and all their neighbors could be achieved.
Kurds urge more air strikes in Kobani; monitor warns of defeat
MURSITPINAR Turkey/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Kurdish forces defending Kobani urged a U.S.-led coalition to escalate air strikes on Islamic State fighters who tightened their grip on the Syrian town at the border with Turkey on Saturday.
Kerry announces more aid to Palestinians during Gaza conference
CAIRO (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Sunday an additional $212 million in aid to the Palestinian people at a Cairo conference on rebuilding Gaza following a war earlier this year.
Pakistan says 12 dead in border clashes with India, appeals to U.N.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Indian firing across a disputed border with Pakistan has killed 12 civilians and injured 52 in Pakistan so far this month, according to a Sunday press release from the Foreign Ministry.
China military training inadequate for winning a war: army paper
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Weaknesses in China’s military training pose a threat to the country’s ability to fight and win a war, China’s official military newspaper said on Sunday.
Hong Kong’s leader warns protesters as tent city sprouts up
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s embattled leader Leung Chun-ying vowed on Sunday to stay in office, warning students demanding his resignation that their pro-democracy movement was out of control.
Senior police officers among seven dead in Iran plane crash: IRNA
DUBAI (Reuters) – An Iranian police plane crashed late on Saturday killing four high-ranking officers investigating the deaths of police in a province that borders Pakistan and Afghanistan, state news agency IRNA reported.
Libya’s overstretched border police struggle to secure border
MUSAID Libya (Reuters) – When the man in charge of Libya’s main border crossing with Egypt checks his staff rota every morning, he can count on a maximum of just 30 officers.
Nigeria’s ‘megachurches’: a hidden pillar of Africa’s top economy
OTA Nigeria (Reuters) – When a guesthouse belonging to one of Nigeria’s leading Christian pastors collapsed last month, killing 115 mostly South African pilgrims, attention focused on the multimillion-dollar “megachurches” that form a huge, untaxed sec…
Modi’s bravado ups the ante in India-Pakistan fighting
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – To judge from the shrill outrage of India’s TV news channels, the past week’s bloody clashes along the border dividing Kashmir are all Pakistan’s fault: one network has been plugging the Twitter hashtag #PakBorderDare.
