Hillary Clinton unveils new partnerships to close gender data gaps
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former New York City mayor Michael R. Bloomberg have rolled out the next phase of a program that collects data to close gender gaps in various aspects of women’s…
EU lawmakers stop short of Palestine recognition vote
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU lawmakers stopped short on Tuesday of proposing a joint motion urging EU members to recognize a state of Palestine, settling instead on a compromise resolution that peace talks should progress.
‘Lone wolf’ Australian hostage-taker had violent, unsettled past
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The self-styled sheikh behind a siege at a Sydney cafe had been charged as an accessory to murder and with multiple sexual offences. He also harbored deep grievances against the Australian government and had found little kinship in t…
Two car bombs explode in central Yemen killing 25
SANAA (Reuters) – At least 25 people died when two car bombs exploded in Radaa city in Yemen’s central province of al-Bayda, local and medical sources said.
Israel’s Arrow 3 missile shield fails interception test: sources
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s upgraded ballistic missile shield failed its first live interception test on Tuesday, security sources said, a fresh setback for the U.S.-supported system billed as a bulwark against Iran.
Taliban fighters mount offensive near Afghan border with Pakistan
ASADABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban fighters killed at least five Afghan soldiers in a three-day offensive in a region near Pakistan, officials said on Tuesday, as fighting heats up on both sides of the border during the withdrawal of most foreig…
Rescuers battle to save 11 workers after Vietnam tunnel collapses
HANOI (Reuters) – Rescue teams in Vietnam struggled on Tuesday to save 11 laborers trapped and running low on oxygen after a tunnel collapsed earlier in the day during construction of a hydropower plant.
Vatican report on U.S. nuns is conciliatory, stresses teachings
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A keenly-awaited Vatican report on Roman Catholic nuns in the United States struck a conciliatory tone on Tuesday, praising them for their social and educational work but urging them to stick to Church teachings.
Romanian PM gives up doctorate after years of plagiarism allegations
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta has handed back his doctorate, he said on Tuesday, two years after he was first accused of plagiarizing chunks of his law thesis.
Ukraine’s Poroshenko hails first full overnight truce in rebel east
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s separatist east passed the night into Tuesday without any shooting, President Petro Poroshenko said, hailing the first such stretch of calm as a positive signal for the next steps in a peace plan.
