Even without a president, Lebanon seen surviving turmoil for now
MAARAB Lebanon (Reuters) – Samir Geagea is a leading candidate for the vacant Lebanese presidency but won’t even hazard a guess when there might be an election to fill the post, such is the political uncertainty overshadowing his divided nation.
Car bomb targeting Shi’ite pilgrims kills 12 in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A car bomb targeting Shi’ite pilgrims killed 12 people in Baghdad on Sunday, police and hospital sources said.
Police reputation and morale at stake in Hong Kong protests
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police have been pushed and pulled in all directions during weeks of pro-democracy street protests, obeying orders to clear protest sites, allow protest sites to stay put, push back demonstrators and protect them from at…
Qatar pares support for Islamists but careful to preserve ties
DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar has joined the American-led coalition to fight Islamic State, yet the emirate is a haven for anti-Western groups and foreign diplomats have reported seeing cars with Islamic State logos in an affluent bay district.
British banker arrested in Hong Kong double murder case
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A 29-year-old British banker has been arrested in Hong Kong in connection with the grisly murder of two women, a rare occurrence in a city known for its low homicide rate.
Bangladesh Islamist leader sentenced to death for war crimes
DHAKA (Reuters) – A Bangladesh war crimes court convicted an Islamist party leader on Sunday of atrocities during the country’s war of independence from Pakistan more than four decades ago and sentenced him to death.
India’s Modi vows to bring back ‘black money’
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday he was committed to bring back funds illegally deposited in banks outside the country to avoid tax, widely referred to as “black money”.
For Obama and Xi, fight against Islamic State a brief moment to agree
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When the United States and China discuss cooperating against Islamic State later this month, the most prominent outcome is likely to be less criticism of each other’s anti-terrorism policies.
At least 23 killed as Yemen troops battle al Qaeda in Hodeidah: local officials
SANAA (Reuters) – Twenty Yemeni soldiers and three suspected al Qaeda militants died in clashes on Saturday in the town of Jabal Ras in Yemen’s western province of Hodeidah, local officials and residents said.
Yemeni parties mandate formation of new government by President Hadi
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s main political factions, including the Houthi rebels, signed an agreement on Saturday mandating the president and prime minister to form a new government in an effort to defuse political tensions that have crippled the impover…
