Four Ukraine servicemen killed, 29 injured so far during ceasefire: Interfax
KIEV (Reuters) – Four Ukrainian servicemen have been killed since the start of a ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian separatists last Friday, Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday, quoting a defense ministry official.
Rehabilitation of WW1 veterans rekindles old conflicts in Ireland
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Defaced and deserted for decades, Dublin’s World War One memorial garden now marks the rehabilitation of at least 200,000 Irishmen who fought for Britain a century ago – a transformation that angers some.
Five accused of trying to build a bomb in UAE: papers
DUBAI (Reuters) – Four citizens of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and one from the Comoros have gone on trial charged with trying to build a bomb in the Gulf Arab state, newspapers reported on Tuesday.
Ukraine president visits frontline city amid ‘shaky’ ceasefire
MARIUPOL/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko visited the eastern port of Mariupol on Monday and promised to deal a “crushing defeat” to pro-Russian rebels massed on the edge of town if they tried to advance in violation of …
Dreams on hold, Brazil’s ‘new middle class’ turns on Rousseff
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The streets of Jardim São Luis, a poor and violent neighborhood near the edge of São Paulo, have not been this quiet in years. And that is exactly why Valeria Rocha is so worried.
U.N. Security Council plans to suppress foreign extremist fighters
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council plans to demand countries “prevent and suppress” the recruitment and travel of foreign fighters to join extremist militant groups like Islamic State by ensuring it is considered a serious criminal of…
Bomb blast in Chile wounds 10; government blames ‘terrorists’
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A bomb exploded next to an underground train station in the Chilean capital of Santiago on Monday afternoon, wounding at least 10 people, and the government said it bore the signs of “a terrorist” act.
Iraqi parliament approves new government headed by Haider al-Abadi
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s parliament approved a new government headed by Haider al-Abadi as prime minister on Monday night, in a bid to rescue Iraq from collapse, with sectarianism and Arab-Kurdish tensions on the rise.
U.S. courts skeptical Arab allies in Islamic State fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After threatening to destroy and degrade Islamic State militants, the United States will court skeptical Gulf Arab allies this week and consider expanding training and arming of moderate Syrian rebels to lead the fight against th…
Congenial new Iraq leader wins allies, but no easy path to save nation
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – It is no coincidence that Iraq’s new prime minister is more likeable than his predecessor. Haider al-Abadi was handpicked last month to detoxify a political system poisoned to the point of collapse under the dour and mercurial Nuri …
