Islamic State carves jihadist hub in heart of Middle East
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Ridiculed at first, the new power which has seized a third of Iraq and triggered the first American air strikes since the U.S. troop withdrawal in 2011 – has carved itself a powerful and possibly lasting presence in the Middle East.
Liberia to give two doctors trial drug, Ebola toll at 1,013
MONROVIA/DAKAR (Reuters) – Liberia said on Tuesday it would treat two infected doctors with the scarce experimental Ebola drug ZMapp, the first Africans to receive the treatment, while authorities in Spain said a 75-year-old priest had died of the dise…
UK ban on prisoners voting breaches their human rights: European rights court
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain’s ban on prisoners voting breaches their human rights, a top European court ruled on Tuesday, its latest ruling in an ongoing tussle that has riled British politicians hostile to EU human rights laws.
White House: U.S. to provide $180 million for food in South Sudan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will provide approximately $180 million on Tuesday to help feed the people of South Sudan, the White House said, citing a risk of famine there.
China TV series on Deng stirs questions on political openness
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s state television is airing a serial on late leader Deng Xiaoping, a rare portrayal of a top politician that state media have trumpeted as a sign the Communist Party is easing its grip on officials’ sensitive legacies.
Uganda’s Museveni wants to water down anti-gay law : lawmaker
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni wants to re-issue a divisive anti-gay law that was rejected by a court, but without tough penalties for consenting adults, a ruling party lawmaker said on Tuesday.
Libya parliament agrees direct presidential election
BENGHAZI, Libya, (Reuters) – Libya’s new parliament agreed on Tuesday that the next president would be elected by a popular vote as lawmakers sought to overcome a confrontation between two armed factions.
U.S. to consider more support for Iraq once new government formed: Kerry
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The United States will consider additional military, economic and political assistance to Iraq once a new inclusive government is formed, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday.
State leadership crisis could split Malaysia’s opposition
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s opposition alliance, which has taken strides towards national power in recent elections, is embroiled in a crisis over the leadership of the country’s richest state that is tarnishing its image and could break it apa…
Saudi jolts wife by taking 10 and 11-year-old boys to fight in Syria
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Saudi father gave his ex-wife the shock of her life when he informed her he was taking their 10 and 11 year-old-sons to join Islamist militants in Syria, telling her to count them as “birds in heaven”, Saudi-owned media reported.
