Lebanon’s Druze community fearful as Syria’s war moves closer
RASHAYA Lebanon (Reuters) – On mountains close to the Syrian border, members of Lebanon’s minority Druze sect say they are ready to defend their towns and villages with arms if the civil war next raging door gets much nearer.
Taliban suicide attack kills one at police HQ
KABUL (Reuters) – An Islamist Taliban suicide bomber attacked police headquarters in the Afghan capital on Sunday, killing at least one person and wounding six, police and the insurgents said.
Hong Kong’s post-handover leader says China won’t change mind on democracy: paper
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s first leader after its return to Chinese rule says Communist Party leaders in Beijing will not give in to students’ demands for democracy, a newspaper said on Sunday, an apparent response to their suggestion he could a…
Mysterious killings in east Congo prompt anger at U.N. and army
BENI Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Rebecca Masika lives within a kilometre of two army bases and a U.N. peacekeepers’ camp yet assailants crept into her town under cover of darkness last month and hacked to death two dozen people before melt…
‘I’ve had enough’, says Mexico Attorney General in massacre gaffe
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – After weeks fielding questions about the abduction and apparent massacre of 43 trainee teachers by corrupt police in league with drug gang members, Mexico’s Attorney General Jesus Murillo has had enough.
Yemen kidnappers free U.N. water engineer, says world body
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Nations said a Sierra Leonean water engineer working in Yemen on a sanitation project had been freed more than a year after being kidnapped by unidentified armed men.
Japan PM Abe considers sales tax hike delay, snap election: media
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering dissolving the lower house of parliament and calling a snap election if he decides to delay a plan to raise the sales tax next year, the Yomiuri newspaper reported.
India’s defense minister says needs 440 helicopters for armed forces
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India needs a total of 440 new helicopters for its armed forces, Defense Minister Arun Jaitley said on Sunday, adding that some will be brought from abroad and some will be manufactured domestically.
Fall of Berlin Wall and hopes of sports superpower status
LONDON (Reuters) – Berliners had only just started taking pickaxes to the Berlin Wall in the days after its dramatic demise on November 9, 1989 when the world of sport began confidently predicting a golden future for a reunited Germany.
West African bloc urges no sanctions against Burkina Faso
DAKAR (Reuters) – The West African regional bloc ECOWAS called on the international community not to impose sanctions on Burkina Faso after the military took control of a transition following the resignation of longtime President Blaise Compaore.
