Somalia donors must act now to avoid famine ‘catastrophe’ -U.N
NAIROBI (Reuters) – War-ravaged Somalia is hurtling towards a second famine in three years that could be prevented if donors increased funding, Philippe Lazzarini, United Nations’ humanitarian coordinator for Somalia said on Sunday.
Syria’s Assad reappoints Halaqi as PM: state media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has reappointed Wael al-Halaqi as prime minister, state media reported on Sunday.
Nigeria opposition retains seat in peaceful governorship poll
OSOGBO Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerians in southwestern Osun state peacefully re-elected an opposition governor on Sunday, raising hopes that next year’s national elections might also pass peacefully, after several past ones were marred by violence.
UK’s Cameron will lose election on ethnic minority vote: Muslim ex-minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives will lose next year’s election because they have neglected ethnic minority voters, Britain’s first Muslim cabinet minister, who last week resigned over the government’s Gaza policy, warned…
Exclusive: Iraq says Islamic State killed 500 Yazidis, buried some victims alive
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have killed at least 500 members of Iraq’s Yazidi ethnic minority during their offensive in the north, Iraq’s human rights minister told Reuters on Sunday.
China and Japan talk in Myanmar on easing political tensions
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Japan to “make practical efforts to overcome existing political obstacles between the two sides” during an informal meeting with his Japanese counterpart during an ASEAN summit in Myanmar.
Ukrainian rebels say they ready for ceasefire
KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists said on Saturday they were ready for a ceasefire with the Kiev government after increasing gains by Ukrainian forces against rebel forces.
Venezuela to close Colombia border at night to slow smuggling
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela will close its border with neighboring Colombia at night to prevent smuggling of heavily subsidized fuel and food, a top military officer said on Saturday.
No optical illusion: Obama balances world crises with golf, time off
OAK BLUFFS Mass. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama gave Americans an update on U.S. military strikes in Iraq on Saturday from a podium on the White House lawn with Marine One, the presidential helicopter, parked in the background.
Pro-union campaign says sterling not in independent Scotland’s interests
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – A formal currency union would not be in the interests of an independent Scotland, the leader of the campaign to keep the United Kingdom together has said, stepping up pressure on nationalist plans to keep the pound.
