Australian counter-terrorism police raid Melbourne properties
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police said they had raided a number of properties around the southern city of Melbourne on Tuesday, part of a security crackdown on radical Islamists authorities believe are planning attacks in the country.
Protesters stay out on Hong Kong streets, defying Beijing
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters blocked Hong Kong streets in the early hours on Tuesday, maintaining pressure on China as it faces one of its biggest political challenges since the Tiananmen Square crackdown 25 years…
India’s Modi promises U.S. CEOs a return to market reforms
(Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told nearly a dozen U.S. company chiefs on Monday that he is committed to liberalizing his country’s economy, which has underperformed other emerging markets recently after years of breakneck growth.
Italy’s Renzi wins party vote on labor reform
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Monday overcame fierce opposition from the old guard of his center-left Democratic Party (PD) and got backing for plans to make it easier to fire workers at big companies although he offered littl…
Israel’s Netanyahu: Iran poses greater threat than Islamic State
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday tried to shift the spotlight away from the Islamic State militant group and back to Iran, warning the United Nations that a nuclear-armed Tehran would pose a far greater th…
Kuwait revokes citizenship of opposition activist
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait revoked the citizenship of a prominent opposition activist on Monday, something he said was a political move by a government that has vowed to crack down on people deemed to be undermining state stability.
Afghanistan swears in new leader amid dispute, violence
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan inaugurated its first new president in a decade on Monday, swearing in technocrat Ashraf Ghani to head a power-sharing government just as the withdrawal of most foreign troops presents a crucial test.
Spanish court suspends Catalonia independence vote
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Constitutional Court suspended on Monday an independence referendum called by Catalonia for November, although political forces in the wealthy north-east region forged ahead with a political campaign ahead of their planned vo…
At least 36 feared dead on Japanese volcano, search called off
TOKYO (Reuters) – At least 36 people are feared to have died after a Japanese volcano erupted without warning at the weekend, raining ash and stones on hikers, but the search for victims was abandoned on Monday because of fears of toxic gases.
Seven Ukrainian soldiers killed in rebel attack, straining ceasefire
KIEV (Reuters) – Seven Ukrainian soldiers were killed when separatist shelling hit their armoured vehicle near Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine, a military spokesman said on Monday, putting a fragile ceasefire under further strain.
