Scotland’s pro-independence leader steamrolls final TV debate before vote
GLASGOW Scotland (Reuters) – Scotland’s pro-independence leader Alex Salmond easily won a final TV debate on Monday night just over three weeks before a breakaway referendum, but it wasn’t clear if this would help him catch up in the polls.
Thai rubber farmers feel ‘betrayed’ by military government
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai rubber farmers who supported anti-government protests that led to a military coup in May say they feel betrayed because the ruling military is failing to help soften the blow of plunging rubber prices.
At least 19 killed in bus crash in Egypt’s Luxor: state media
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 19 people were killed when two minibuses fell into a canal near Egypt’s tourist city of Luxor early on Tuesday, state-run newspaper Al Ahram reported.
Car bomb in mainly Shi’ite district of Baghdad kills eight: police, medical sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A car bomb was detonated in a mainly Shi’ite district of eastern Baghdad on Tuesday, killing eight people and wounding 20, police and medical sources said.
Former papal diplomat could face trial in Dominican Republic: Vatican
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A former Polish archbishop and papal diplomat who was defrocked after allegations of paying children for sexual acts has lost his diplomatic immunity and could be tried in the Dominican Republic, the Vatican said.
Asylum seekers file lawsuit against Australian government
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asylum seekers held on remote Christmas Island are suing the Australian government for failing to provide adequate health care, piling more pressure on Canberra over its controversial policy of detaining children.
Three Chinese engineers kidnapped in southeast Turkey: sources
DIYARBAKIR Turkey (Reuters) – Suspected Kurdish militants have kidnapped three Chinese engineers in southeast Turkey near the border with Iraq and Syria, security sources said on Monday.
Australian billionaire politician apologizes for TV tirade over China
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian mining magnate and politician Clive Palmer has apologized to China’s ambassador to Australia for a tirade in which he referred to the Chinese government as “bastards”, setting off a firestorm in Canberra and Beijing.
Mexico to monitor satellite images of ‘La Bestia’ trains used by migrants
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico said on Monday it would use satellite imagery to monitor key railway lines running toward the U.S. border to ensure the safety of the tracks and to help stem the flow of illegal immigrants heading north for the United Sta…
Rival second Libyan assembly chooses own PM as chaos spreads
BENGHAZI Libya/CAIRO (Reuters) – The Libyan parliament that was replaced in an election in June reconvened on Monday and chose an Islamist-backed deputy as the new prime minister, leaving the chaotic country with two rival leaders and assemblies, each …
