U.S., UK face nuclear disarmament pressure at Vienna meeting
VIENNA (Reuters) – The United States and Britain took part for the first time on Monday in an international conference on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons and were expected to face pressure to do more to eliminate their atomic arsenals.
India’s Modi takes political campaign to Kashmir separatist stronghold
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took his political campaign to the troubled northern state of Jammu and Kashmir, promising jobs and water supplies to win support in a region at the heart of nearly seven decades…
France says cargo plane detained in Nigeria has no weapons
KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) – A Russian cargo plane that Nigerian authorities detained on Saturday had no weapons on it but was carrying two French army helicopters out of Central African Republic, the French ambassador said on Monday.
South African court clears Briton of honeymoon murder
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – A South African court cleared British businessman Shrien Dewani on Monday of charges that he paid hitmen to kill his wife while they were on honeymoon in Cape Town four years ago.
Sri Lanka president, challenger sign up for expected tight January election
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his former health minister, Mithripala Sirisena, submitted nominations on Monday to contest next month’s presidential election, which is expected to be a tight race between the one-time par…
U.S. says unaware of South Africa teacher release talks before Yemen raid
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Washington did not know about advanced negotiations to release South African teacher Pierre Korkie before he was killed in a failed U.S.-led mission to rescue hostages held by al Qaeda in Yemen, the U.S. ambassador to South Afr…
Afghan students find inspiration in Islamic State’s success
KABUL (Reuters) – A quiet student at Kabul University, 25-year-old Abdul Rahim has a dream: to join Islamic State in Syria and fight for the establishment of a global caliphate – a new, alarming form of radicalism in war-weary Afghanistan.
U.N. declares 2014 a devastating year for millions of children
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF declared 2014 a devastating year for children on Monday with as many as 15 million caught in conflicts in Central African Republic, Iraq, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and the Palesti…
Rivalries resurface in Iraqi town recaptured from Islamic State
JALAWLA, Iraq (Reuters) – The blood of two militants killed during Islamic State’s rout in the Iraqi town of Jalawla has yet to be washed away, but a turf war is already brewing between Kurdish and Shi’ite forces that jointly drove the insurgents out.
Families of the Disappeared suffer as Northern Ireland drags feet on past
GLENAVY, Northern Ireland (Reuters) – As Brendan Megraw’s coffin was lowered into his family grave 36 years after he was kidnapped and shot by the IRA, the mourners at the cemetery felt relief but also anger at Northern Ireland’s reluctance to investig…
