Tunneling through triangle of death, Islamic State aims at Baghdad from south
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Using secret tunnels built by Saddam Hussein and rough terrain to outfox Iraqi troops, Islamic State insurgents are getting dangerously close to Baghdad with the support of heavily-armed Sunni tribesmen, Iraqi security and intellige…
Turks abroad show little interest in presidential election
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turnout among Turkish expatriates voting abroad for the first time fell short of expectations, officials said on Monday, with just 8 percent of those eligible taking part in a presidential election which Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan…
First probe of China factory blast finds firm responsible: Xinhua
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – The preliminary findings of a probe into an explosion at an auto parts factory that killed 75 people on Saturday show that the company bears the main responsibility for the incident, state media reported on Monday.
Senegal police fire teargas on supporters of ex-president’s son
DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegalese police used teargas to disperse hundreds of supporters of Karim Wade, the son of former President Abdoulaye Wade, as his corruption trial entered its second day on Monday.
China quake death toll climbs to 398 as rescuers seek survivors
BEIJING (Reuters) – The death toll from a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that hit southwestern China on Sunday climbed to 398 people, state media reported on Monday.
‘We come in sadness, we go in sadness’: Gaza family briefly returns home
GAZA (Reuters) – Glass and debris littered the road to Ahed Marouf’s house in a northern Gaza town on Monday as he rode on a donkey cart with his wife and three children to check on their home during a seven-hour truce declared by Israel.
New leftist party becomes third force in Spain: poll
MADRID (Reuters) – A new leftist party has become Spain’s third most popular political force, a poll showed on Monday, tapping into discontent with the two mainstream parties after corruption scandals and austerity measures in an economic slump.
Bangladesh ferry capsizes, 100 unaccounted for
DHAKA (Reuters) – A ferry with about 200 passengers on board capsized in Bangladesh on Monday in a river southwest of the capital, Dhaka, and about 100 people were unaccounted for, the chief of the district administration said.
Suspected al Qaeda militants kill nine Yemeni soldiers: local officials
ADEN (Reuters) – Militants have killed at least nine soldiers in attacks in south and eastern Yemen over the past three days, local officials said on Monday, just as the government sent more troops to the east to confront a growing al Qaeda threat.
China says can build what it wants on South China Sea isles
BEIJING (Reuters) – China can build whatever it wants on its islands in the South China Sea, a senior Chinese official said on Monday, rejecting proposals ahead of a key regional meeting to freeze any activity that may raise tensions in disputed waters…
