Obama: focus in Gaza conflict must be on ceasefire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama repeated on Monday that Israel had the right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas militants but said he had serious concerns about the growing number of civilian casualties resulting from the …
South Korea police say a body may be ferry-disaster fugitive’s
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean police are trying to confirm the identity of a body they believe may have been the fugitive head of the family that owned the operator of a ferry that capsized in April, killing more than 300 people, a police official tol…
Cuba hopes for more investment as Chinese president arrives
HAVANA (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping begins a two day visit to Cuba on Monday evening, stirring hopes on the island that China will finally invest in the country after a number of important deals never materialized.
Modi’s BJP puts political twist on local Indian sex abuse case
BANGALORE India (Reuters) – A local sexual abuse case took on national political overtones on Monday as students from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party accused a state government run by the country’s main opposition of inaction.
Arab rifts may complicate search for Gaza truce
DOHA/CAIRO (Reuters) – The push for a Gaza ceasefire risks becoming mired in a regional tussle for influence between conservative Arab states and Islamist-friendly governments, with rival powers competing to take credit for a truce, analysts and some o…
Emaciated children in South Sudan point to looming famine
LEER South Sudan (Reuters) – A surge in the number of emaciated children arriving at a feeding center in Leer, a muddy rebel-held town in South Sudan’s oil-rich Unity State, is fuelling fears that the world’s newest nation is on the brink of famine.
Turkey’s Kurdish candidate says peace does not hinge on Erdogan
BERLIN/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s peace process with Kurdish militants will go on whether or not Tayyip Erdogan wins the presidency in August, his pro-Kurdish rival said, but he declined to reveal whether he would back the prime minister in the event …
Police arrest eight after attacks in Kenyan port city
MOMBASA Kenya (Reuters) – Kenyan police arrested eight suspects on Monday in connection with an attack in the port city of Mombasa at the weekend that killed four people, a senior police officer said.
Kosovo expects findings of organ stealing investigation next week
PRISTINA (Reuters) – An EU-appointed task force will release its findings next week after an investigation into allegations that Kosovo Albanian guerrillas took body organs from Serb captives during the 1998-99 war, Kosovo’s justice ministry said on Mo…
West still struggles to cut feared bomb risk in Iran nuclear talks
VIENNA (Reuters) – Major powers appear to have made only limited headway in making sure Iran will not be able to build an atomic bomb any time soon, underlining the uphill task they face after talks that began in February were extended by four months.
