South African anti-apartheid author Nadine Gordimer dies, aged 90
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African Nobel Prize-winning author Nadine Gordimer, one of the literary world’s most powerful voices against apartheid, has died at the age of 90, her family said on Monday.
Shanghai most likely headquarters for BRICS development bank
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Shanghai looks set to become the headquarters of a development bank being launched by the BRICS emerging market nations, despite fears by some members of the group that China could hijack the bank to serve its interests.
Philippine leader’s approval down on doubt over corruption effort
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino’s performance ratings have plunged to their lowest ever, two independent pollsters said on Monday, as a perception grew that he is not serious enough in efforts to fight corruption.
Sri Lanka court keeps five in Australia asylum case in detention
GALLE Sri Lanka (Reuters) – A Sri Lankan court on Monday ordered that five suspected ringleaders of a people-smuggling operation remain in custody for two more weeks, in a case that has fueled controversy over Australia’s tough line on immigration.
Ukraine forces end rebel airport blockade
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Monday its forces had ended a rebel blockade of a strategic airport in the east as it traded charges and threats with Russia over violations of their joint border during a weekend of fierce military comb…
Two car bombs in Baghdad kill six – police and medics
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Two car bombs struck Baghdad on Monday, killing six people and wounding a dozen others, police and medical sources said.
UK child abuse inquiry head resigns after media pressure
LONDON (Reuters) – A retired female judge whom the British government appointed last week to lead an inquiry into allegations that public figures abused children in the 1980s has resigned from her post, a spokesman for Prime Minister David Cameron said…
Turkish mayor says five wounded in attack on his car after Erdogan rally
DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) – Five people including three police were wounded in southeastern Turkey, a pro-government mayor said on Monday, when suspected Kurdish militants attacked his car as he returned from a presidential campaign rally for prime minister…
Iraqi slaughter swells crowded Shi’ite cemetery
NAJAF Iraq (Reuters) – Responding to an appeal from Shi’ite clerics, Salah al-Wa’ili signed up earlier this month with a militia near Baghdad fighting the Islamist insurgents who have swept through northern Iraq and threatened the capital.
China begins criminal probe into three former top officials
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have begun criminal investigations into three former high-ranking officials over corruption allegations, state media said on Monday, two of whom were allies of powerful, retired domestic security chief Zhou Yongk…
