Egypt is worst Arab state for women, Comoros best: poll
LONDON, Nov 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Sexual harassment, high rates of female genital cutting and a surge in violence and Islamist feeling after the Arab Spring uprisings have made Egypt the worst country in the Arab world to be a woman, a poll…
Far-right rioters leave trail of destruction in Polish capital
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish police used rubber bullets on Monday to break up groups of masked far-right youths who threw firecrackers and set fire to cars when a nationalist march through the center of the capital turned violent.
Angry Shi’ites storm Schlumberger camp at Iraq’s Rumaila oilfield
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) – Dozens of angry Shi’ite Muslim workers and tribesmen stormed a Schlumberger Ltd camp at one of Iraq’s main oilfields and wrecked offices early on Monday after accusing a foreign security adviser of insulting their religion, poli…
Philippine typhoon death toll to rise as rescuers reach remote areas
TACLOBAN, Philippines (Reuters) – Rescue workers tried to reach towns and villages in the central Philippines on Tuesday that were cut off by a powerful typhoon, fearing the estimated death toll of 10,000 could jump sharply, as relief efforts intensifi…
Kerry sees nuclear deal with Iran as diplomacy warms
ABU DHABI/LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday he hoped an agreement on Iran’s disputed nuclear program would be signed within months and London and Tehran revived diplomatic ties, signs of a warmer atmosphere between th…
Exclusive: U.S. aircraft carrier to support Philippines relief efforts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will send the USS George Washington aircraft carrier to support relief efforts in the Philippines, as the U.S. military ramps assistance after a devastating typhoon killed an estimated 10,000 people, a U.S. defe…
Congo, M23 rebels peace signing delayed over wording of pact
ENTEBBE, Uganda (Reuters) – A ceremony to formally end Congo’s bloodiest conflict in a decade was delayed on Monday by an 11th-hour spat between the government and M23 rebels over whether the document should be entitled a peace agreement or a vaguer de…
In China, pro-Bo Xilai party not seen a threat, but a demand for rights
BEIJING (Reuters) – A political party formed by followers of ousted politician Bo Xilai does not appear to be a threat to China’s Communist rulers in itself, but is another example of a growing number of citizens speaking up for their rights and the ru…
China to unveil 10-year reform plan, expectations toned down
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s leaders will unveil a reform agenda for the next decade on Tuesday, seeking to balance the need to overhaul the world’s second-largest economy as it loses steam with preserving stability and to reinforce the Communist Party’…
Former Mexico oil union boss, once jailed for murder, dies at 91
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Joaquin Hernandez Galicia, the once-powerful head of Mexico’s oil workers’ union whose arrest on charges of murder and illegal arms possession in 1989 created a political sensation, has died at the age of 91, his family said on …
