Philippines’ Aquino ‘tempted to despair’ at typhoon toll
MANILA (Reuters) – The United Nations expressed fear on Monday that some Philippine islands hit by a giant typhoon have not been reached 10 days after disaster struck and President Benigno Aquino said the scale of suffering “tempted him to despair”.
Guinea clashes kill one, injure nine after journalist says targeted
CONAKRY (Reuters) – One person was killed and nine others injured during clashes in Guinea’s capital after a journalist critical of President Alpha Conde said he had been targeted for assassination, a government statement said.
Insight: Tunisia Islamists seek jihad in Syria with one eye on home
ZARGHOUAN, Tunisia (Reuters) – Aymen Saadi’s brief call to jihad began with dreams of fighting for an Islamic state in Syria and ended with a botched suicide bombing attempt in a crowd of foreign tourists in Tunisia.
“Alarming exploitation” of workers in Qatar: Amnesty
(Reuters) – Qatar’s construction industry is rife with abuse of migrant workers who are “treated like cattle” and live in squalid accommodation, Amnesty International said on Sunday, calling on world soccer’s governing body to help address the situatio…
Libya militia starts Tripoli withdrawal after clashes
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan militia fighters blamed for the worst unrest in Tripoli since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in recent days began pulling out of the capital on Monday and Libyan army units moved in to secure their areas, government officials sa…
Indonesia warns relations with Australia to worsen after spying leak
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia called back its envoy to Australia for consultations on Monday after media reported that Australia’s spy agencies had tried to tap mobile phones of top officials, calling the eavesdropping an “unfriendly” act that would da…
Putin calls Iran’s leader, sees chance to end nuclear row
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin told Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday there was a “real chance” to resolve the international standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program.
Tycoon to fund British anti-EU party’s European election campaign
LONDON (Reuters) – A rich British businessman said on Monday he would “do whatever it takes” to help the UK Independence Party fight next year’s European Union polls, where gains for the anti-EU group could hurt Prime Minister David Cameron’s chances o…
Mandela remains stable but critical: South Africa government
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Nelson Mandela remains in a stable but critical condition more than two months after hospital doctors treating him for a lung infection let him return home to convalesce, the South African government said on Monday.
Police deploy in Paris after gunman attacks newspaper
PARIS (Reuters) – An assailant opened fire at the central Paris office of left-wing daily newspaper Liberation on Monday, seriously injuring one person before fleeing, police and staff at the newspaper said.
