Taliban survivor Malala, in Nigeria, pledges to help free girls
ABUJA (Reuters) – Pakistani rights activist Malala Yousafzai, who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girls’ education, pledged while on a trip to Nigeria to help free a group of schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants…
Hezbollah fighters killed in clash on Syria-Lebanon border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Seven fighters from the Lebanese group Hezbollah were killed in fighting with Sunni Islamist insurgents in a mountainous area on the Syria-Lebanon border in which at least 16 rebels were also killed, a monitoring group reported on Mo…
Japan’s ruling party loses local vote after security policy shift
TOKYO (Reuters) – A candidate backed by Japan’s ruling coalition lost a race for a governorship on Sunday in an apparent backlash against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s decision to end a security policy that has kept the military from fighting abroad sinc…
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes off southern Philippines: USGS
MANILA (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippines on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.
Germany’s fear of ‘chlorine chicken’ complicates U.S. trade talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel once said she wished “for nothing more than a free-trade agreement between the USA and the EU”.
Thai junta’s pledge to send back Myanmar refugees sparks concern
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s military government said on Monday it would send home 100,000 refugees who have been living in camps for two decades and more along the border with Myanmar, a move rights groups say would create chaos at a tense time for …
Yemeni leader demands Shi’ite group give up captured city
SANAA (Reuters) – Shi’ite Muslim tribesmen handed back an army camp to the Yemeni government on Saturday, a spokesman for the group said, to try to defuse tensions caused by the capture of a provincial capital north of Sanaa this week.
Air India flight returns to New Jersey airport after engine trouble
NEWARK N.J. (Reuters) – An Air India flight with 313 passengers onboard was forced to return to Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday after an engine on the Boeing 777 appeared to overheat and catch fire, according to airport officials.
U.N. temporarily moves some international staff out of Libya
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Sunday it had temporarily relocated some of its international staff out of Libya after heavy fighting broke out between rival militias vying for control of Libya’s main airport.
Israel holds off on escalating Gaza barrage; West wants truce
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel appeared to hold off on a threatened escalation of its week-old Gaza Strip barrage on Monday despite balking at Western calls for a ceasefire with an equally defiant Hamas.
