Libya’s constitution-drafting body starts work
BAYDA, Libya (Reuters) – A special body to draft a new constitution for Libya convened in the volatile east on Sunday, a milestone in the bumpy transformation of the North African country since the 2011 ouster of Muammar Gaddafi.
Meteor lights up night sky in northern Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russians with smartphones and dashboard cameras captured footage of a meteor that flashed across the night sky near the Arctic Circle over the weekend.
Meteor lights up night sky in northern Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russians with smartphones and dashboard cameras captured footage of a meteor that flashed across the night sky near the Arctic Circle over the weekend.
Gaza rockets hit south Israel, army strikes back: officials
GAZA (Reuters) – Seven rockets fired from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel during the Jewish Passover holiday on Monday, drawing retaliatory air strikes from the Israeli army, officials said, the first cross-border clash in several weeks.
Air strikes kill dozens in Syria’s Aleppo: monitor group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Dozens of people have been killed in air strikes on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, a monitoring group said on Monday, including at least 29 people in a single neighborhood.
Japan PM makes offering to Yasukuni Shrine, angers China, South Korea
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine, seen by critics as a symbol of Japan’s past militarism, angering both South Korea and China on Monday and putting regional ties under further strain…
British PM accused of fueling division with Christian talk
LONDON (Reuters) – A group of scientists, academics and prominent writers accused British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday of stoking sectarian divisions through his repeated description of Britain as a “Christian country”.
Taliban negotiator released in UAE, returns to Kabul: peace body
KABUL (Reuters) – A top Afghan peace negotiator held under house arrest in the United Arab Emirates has been released and returned to Kabul, an Afghan peace council official said on Monday, seemingly closing the door on a peace track favored by Preside…
Fire forces crew to abandon South Korean trawler off Sierra Leone coast
KENT, Sierra Leone (Reuters) – A fire on board a South Korean trawler fishing off the coast of Sierra Leone forced the crew to abandon ship, fleeing onto boats that came to their rescue, its captain told Reuters on Monday.
Former British PM Brown steps up bid to keep Scotland in UK
LONDON (Reuters) – Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is stepping up his efforts to stop Scotland leaving the United Kingdom as opinion polls show growing support for independence.
