Islamic State forces 180,000 to flee in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Fighting in Iraq’s western Anbar province has forced up to 180,000 people to flee since the city of Hit fell to Islamic State earlier this month, the United Nations said on Monday.
UK lawmakers pass symbolic motion on Palestinian state
LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers voted on Monday to recognize Palestine as a state, a move that will not alter government policy, but carries symbolic value as Palestinians pursue international recognition.
Iran’s president says nuclear deal with West ‘certain’
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday a nuclear deal with the West was bound to happen and he believed it could be achieved by a November 24 deadline.
Dutch experts help recover MH17 crash items despite nearby clashes
HRABOVE Ukraine (Reuters) – Four Dutch experts and local emergency services made a start on Monday recovering personal belongings from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines MH17 last summer in east Ukraine, carting away boxes of personal possessions desp…
Pistorius should get house arrest, community service, social worker says
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South African track star Oscar Pistorius should serve three years of partial house arrest and community service for the negligent killing of his girlfriend, a witness said on Monday at the first day of the athlete’s sentencing.
Turkey’s Kurdish peace process at risk amid fury over Syrian town
DIYARBAKIR Turkey (Reuters) – Windows shattered by looting protesters, the largest city in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast shows plenty of signs of the violence that swept it last week, but optimism over a fragile peace process with Kurdish guerrilla…
Palestinians clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa compound
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police came under a barrage of rocks and flares from Palestinians in clashes in Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound, the third holiest shrine in Islam, on Monday and four protesters were arrested.
Britain summons Thai envoy over backpacker murders
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has summoned the Thai charge d’affaires in London to raise concerns over the police investigation into the murder of two British backpackers in Thailand, the Foreign Office said on Monday.
German student shot by police in Mexican state of Guerrero
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A German student was shot and wounded when police in southwest Mexico opened fire on the vehicle he was traveling in, authorities said on Monday, the latest violence involving security forces.
Bolivia’s Morales to stick to pragmatic leftist policies in new term
LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivian President Evo Morales, who easily won a third term in a weekend election, said on Monday he would stick to his brand of pragmatic socialism, respecting private property while expanding the state’s role in the economy.
