South Sudan bus crash kills at least 32, mainly Ugandans
JUBA (Reuters) – At least 32 people were killed and 10 seriously injured when a bus collided with a cargo truck in southern South Sudan, hospital officials said on Monday.
Collision delays Suez Canal traffic: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Two container ships collided at the northern end of Egypt’s Suez Canal, delaying traffic through a vital global trade route, shipping sources said on Monday.
German government condemns pictures showing refugees abused
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government on Monday condemned suspected cases of abuse against refugees in which asylum-seekers were maltreated by security guards and even forced to lie in a bed filled with vomit.
Afghanistan to sign U.S. security agreement on Tuesday
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan will on Tuesday sign a crucial security agreement allowing the United States to leave a small contingent of troops in the country beyond this year, U.S. officials said.
Modi orders Indian officials to clean loos on Gandhi’s birthday
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ordered government officers to work on Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, a national holiday, to clean ministries – including toilets – in a nationwide cleanliness drive.
Repeal law punishing gay sex with lashes in Indonesia’s Aceh, says Amnesty
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Amnesty International called for an immediate repeal of a new law in the Indonesian province of Aceh punishing anyone caught having gay sex or extramarital sex with 100 lashes, saying the legislation would stoke h…
Bulgaria election frontrunner open to talks with other parties
SOFIA (Reuters) – The frontrunner in Bulgaria’s October election said on Thursday he was ready to hold talks with other parties after the vote, including to discuss securing cross-party support for legislation to ensure political stability.
Spanish diplomat found stabbed to death at home in Khartoum: police
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A Spanish diplomat was found stabbed to death in his home in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Monday, Sudanese police said.
Spanish government asks court to declare Catalonia vote illegal
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s government moved to block a planned independence referendum in its Catalonia region by asking the constitutional court on Monday to declare the vote illegal.
Party of Indonesia president-elect denied parliament speaker role
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s highest court on Monday rejected a legal challenge by president-elect Joko Widodo’s party to a law that prevents it from filling the role of parliamentary speaker, complicating efforts to push through economic reforms.
