U.N. nuclear chief upbeat after ‘useful’ Iran visit
VIENNA/DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has given a firm commitment to cooperate with a U.N. nuclear watchdog investigation into suspected atomic bomb research, the head of the agency said after what he described as a “useful” visit to Tehran on Sunday.
Syrian government air strikes target Islamic State in Raqqa
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad hammered the eastern Syrian city of Raqqa with more than two dozen air strikes on Sunday, targeting areas controlled by the Islamic State militant group, a monitoring group said.
Syrian government air strikes target Islamic State in Raqqa
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad hammered the eastern Syrian city of Raqqa with more than two dozen air strikes on Sunday, targeting areas controlled by the Islamic State militant group, a monitoring group said.
Singapore to reform enforced pension saving scheme after protests
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore is to reform its mandatory retirement savings scheme and will provide greater support to low-income pensioners, the Prime Minister said on Sunday, in response to growing public criticism of the system.
Singapore to reform enforced pension saving scheme after protests
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore is to reform its mandatory retirement savings scheme and will provide greater support to low-income pensioners, the Prime Minister said on Sunday, in response to growing public criticism of the system.
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait to abide by U.N. blacklisting of citizens
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and Kuwait agreed to comply with a United Nations resolution aimed at stopping financing for Islamist militant groups in Syria and Iraq after four of their nationals were named among a group blacklisted by the internation…
Two Lebanese policemen freed by militants
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamist militants who captured more than 30 members of the Lebanese security forces have released two policemen who were handed over to officials on Sunday, security sources said.
Struggling Liberia creates ‘plague villages’ in Ebola epicenter
BOYA Liberia/DAKAR (Reuters) – To try to control the Ebola epidemic spreading through West Africa, Liberia has quarantined remote villages at the epicenter of the virus, evoking the “plague villages” of medieval Europe that were shut off from the outsi…
Lashes for Saudi woman who called morality police liars: newspaper
RIYADH (Reuters) – A Saudi Arabian judge has upheld a sentence of a month in prison and 50 lashes for a businesswoman convicted of insulting members of the morality police during an argument, the local al-Medina newspaper reported on Sunday.
UK must use ‘military prowess’ to help stop Islamic State: PM Cameron
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain should use its military prowess to tackle Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday, saying they had to be stopped from creating “a terrorist state on the shores of the Mediterranean”.
