White House reviewing policy toward U.S. hostages held by militants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has ordered a comprehensive review of U.S. policy governing efforts to free Americans being held by militant groups overseas, the White House said on Monday.
Militant attack deaths soar to all-time high: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of people killed in militant attacks worldwide jumped more than 60 percent last year to a record high of nearly 18,000 and the figure could rise further in 2014 due to an escalation of conflict in the Middle East and N…
Truck bomb kills two in attack on foreign base in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – A truck bomb ripped through the outer perimeter of a foreign security compound in Afghanistan’s capital early on Tuesday, killing two Afghan security guards and wounding a foreigner, police and security sources said.
Thanks but no thanks: Pakistan PM shuns Indian limo for Nepal summit
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will bring his own car to a regional meeting in Nepal next week, an official said on Tuesday, turning down an offer to borrow a bulletproof limousine lent by Pakistan’s arch rival, India.
Bangladesh rescues over 600 trafficking victims
DHAKA (Reuters) – More than 600 trafficking victims from Myanmar and Bangladesh have been rescued off the South Asian coast, a navy spokesman in Dhaka said on Tuesday, in the single biggest operation of its kind by Bangladesh authorities.
Iraqis show no sign of uniting in response to massacre of Sunni tribe
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State’s systematic massacre of hundreds of Iraq’s Albu Nimr tribe should have been an unmistakable wake up call for a country that may not be able to stabilize without long-term support from Sunni tribesmen.
G20’s new growth plans suspiciously long in the tooth
SYDNEY (Reuters) – As leaders of the world’s 20 most powerful nations congratulate themselves on plans to boost economic growth, a closer look at their 800-plus policy proposals reveals a catalog of measures that are either old, vague or unlikely to be…
South Korea launches agency to replace coast guard after ferry disaster
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea launches a massive new government agency this week to handle emergency rescue and safety management seven months after a ferry disaster killed 304 people and was blamed by President Park Geun-hye on a failed response by th…
China to establish system to address miscarriages of justice: top judge
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s government will implement a system of investigating miscarriages of justice, the country’s top judge said, in the latest in a series of legal reforms at a time of widening public discontent.
Inauguration of non-Muslim Jakarta governor delayed to next week: media
JAKARTA (Reuters) – The inauguration of Jakarta’s first Christian governor in 50 years was postponed to next week to allow for a presidential decree on his appointment, the Jakarta Globe reported on Tuesday, quoting the home affairs minister.
