Syrian government launches offensive against rebels in south
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s army gained ground from rebels in the south on Tuesday in what a monitoring group described as a large-scale offensive in the region backed by Lebanese Hezbollah fighters against insurgents including al Qaeda’s Syrian wing.
Iraqi Yazidis take revenge as Islamic State atrocities unearthed
NEAR ZUMAR, Iraq (Reuters) – Some members of Iraq’s Yazidi minority are turning on their Arab neighbours, staging deadly reprisals against Sunni villagers they believe collaborated in atrocities inflicted by Islamic State on their community.
Cairo airport resumes landings as dust storm eases, six ports closed
CAIRO (Reuters) – Cairo airport resumed landings after earlier suspending incoming flights due to a dust storm, but Alexandria’s airport was still only allowing departing flights, Egypt’s state aviation firm said on Tuesday.
Jewish groups rap German anti-Semitism commission for omitting Jews
BERLIN (Reuters) – Jewish groups in Germany sharply criticized a new government commission on anti-Semitism on Tuesday, saying the lack of a single Jewish member on the panel was scandalous and pledging to set up a rival body.
Rights group says workers still abused at Abu Dhabi Louvre project
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch on Tuesday accused an Abu Dhabi company building local branches of the Louvre and Guggenheim museums of mistreating its migrant workers, despite some improvements five years after the group first raised concerns…
Expanding its role in Afghanistan, China to help build dam, roads
KABUL/BEIJING (Reuters) – China has promised to help build a hydroelectric power plant in a violent Afghan border region, as well as road and rail links to Pakistan, in the latest sign it is taking a more active role in Afghanistan.
New DNA evidence found in home of dead Argentine prosecutor
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Forensic experts have found DNA evidence of a second person in the apartment where an Argentine prosecutor was found dead last month after he accused the president of whitewashing a deadly 1994 bombing.
Niger approves sending troops to Nigeria to fight Boko Haram
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger’s parliament has unanimously approved sending troops to northern Nigeria as part of a regional offensive against the Islamist militant group Boko Haram that has launched several cross-border attacks in recent days.
French women switched at birth to receive 400,000 euros: court
GRASSE, France (Reuters) – Two women switched at birth more than 20 years ago will both receive 400,000 euros ($451,760) in damages, a court in southern France ruled on Tuesday.
Hundreds still detained after Congo protests as Kabila gets tough
KINSHASA (Reuters) – More than 300 people, including opposition leaders, remain in detention in Democratic Republic of Congo after protests last month, reinforcing concerns that President Joseph Kabila plans to cling to power beyond his legal mandate.
