Pope heads to Sri Lanka at rare moment of island harmony
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Pope Francis arrives in Sri Lanka on Tuesday for a visit expected to add to a new harmonious atmosphere in the Buddhist-majority nation that last week elected a government promising increased respect for long-suffering religious min…
Merkel says Islam ‘belongs to Germany’ ahead of Dresden rally
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday Islam “belongs to Germany”, in a clear repudiation of anti-immigration protesters gathering in Dresden and other cities.
Egyptian activist once fired up by Arab Spring abandons politics ahead of polls
ZAGAZIG, Egypt (Reuters) – When protests erupted in Cairo in 2011, liberal activist Hassan El-Erian quickly mobilized demonstrations in his hometown of Zagazig, risking arrest, or worse, to push for democracy. 
Ukraine’s Yanukovich wanted for embezzlement: Interpol
KIEV (Reuters) – Interpol has put ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovich and two members of his former government on the international wanted list at the behest of Ukraine, according to a notice on its website on Monday.
Exclusive: Ukraine tensions keep Putin away from Auschwitz anniversary
WARSAW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to join world leaders gathering at the site of the Auschwitz death camp this month because distrust caused by the conflict in Ukraine has cast a pall on arrangements to commemorate the Hol…
Boko Haram attacks town in north Cameroon, killing one
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Boko Haram attacked a town in northern Cameroon on Monday, killing at least one person, an army source said, less than a week after the group issued threats against the Central African country.
Poll gives UK Cameron’s Conservatives rare lead before national election
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives are 6 percentage points ahead of the opposition Labour party four months before a national election, an opinion poll suggested on Monday.
Captured LRA commander calls for comrades to abandon rebellion
KAMPALA (Reuters) – A senior Lord’s Resistance Army commander who surrendered last week appealed on Uganda television on Monday for the rebel group’s remaining fighters to give themselves up, and said President Yoweri Museveni had forgiven him.
Locally brewed liquor kills 12 in India, 100 in hospital
LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) – At least 12 people died after drinking locally brewed liquor in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Monday, and about 100 were hospitalized, police said.
Thailand to adopt fines, GPS to ‘eradicate slave trade’
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Thailand is deploying GPS on fishing boats, adopting steep fines and a budget to hire 700 anti-corruption staff in an effort to combat human trafficking ahead of a U.S. deadline to show improvement, authorities sa…
