Kerry, aides checked by security at Egyptian presidential palace
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian security officers checked U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his top aides with a metal detector as they arrived for a meeting on Tuesday with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, an unusual screening for a senior State Depart…
Yemen’s al Qaeda wing seeks to set up ’emirate’ in east
ADEN/DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s al Qaeda wing has ordered men and women in the east to obey its strict interpretation of Islamic law, saying it aimed to set up an emirate in the remote area, local media and a resident said.
India faces crisis over dwindling numbers of girls, U.N. says
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The dwindling numbers of Indian girls, caused by the illegal abortion of millions of babies, has reached “emergency proportions”, fuelling an increase in crimes such as kidnapping and trafficking, the United Nat…
Cambodia opposition drops boycott after PM makes rare deal
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s opposition on Tuesday agreed to drop a parliamentary boycott following talks with Prime Minister Hun Sen, ending a year-long deadlock and easing political tension stemming from a disputed 2013 election.
Myanmar opposition party says 5 million sign petition to change constitution
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s main opposition party says it has collected about five million signatures seeking reduced powers for unelected military members of parliament as the country, which emerged from dictatorship in 2011, moves towards an electio…
South Korea trains collide, killing one and injuring dozens
SEOUL (Reuters) – Two passenger trains collided in South Korea on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring dozens, a hospital official and police said, in the latest in a string of accidents that has rattled the country.
Three foreign advisers killed near Kabul airport
KABUL (Reuters) – A Taliban suicide bomber detonated himself on Tuesday outside Kabul International Airport, killing three foreign advisers and an Afghan interpreter, police said.
Moscow mayor fires metro chief after fatal accident
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The mayor of Moscow has dismissed the head of the Russian capital’s metro network following an accident that killed at least 22 people, the mayor’s office said on Tuesday.
South African employer body says accepts government proposal to end strike
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The main employer body in South Africa’s metals and engineering federation has accepted a government proposal to raise wages by as much as 10 percent, it said on Tuesday, raising hopes of an end to a strike by more than 200,000…
Islamic State crushes and coerces on march towards Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Using its own version of “soft” and “hard” power, the Islamic State is crushing resistance across northern Iraq so successfully that its promise to march on Baghdad may no longer be unrealistic bravado.
