Guard accused of raping three-year-old on anniversary of India gang rape assault
A New Delhi security guard is suspected of raping a three-year-old girl after luring her with sweets, police said, as the Indian capital marks the sixth anniversary of a fatal gang rape that prompted an outpouring of anger.
Afghan Taliban meet U.S. officials as peace efforts intensify
Afghan Taliban representatives and U.S. officials met in the United Arab Emirates on Monday, amid diplomatic moves towards establishing the basis for talks to end the 17-year-old war in Afghanistan.
Erdogan says Trump positive on Turkish military plan to push east in Syria
Turkey may start a new military operation in Syria at any moment, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, touting support from U.S. President Donald Trump even though the Pentagon has issued a stern warning to Ankara.
As smoke clears, capturing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is often framed in black and white, an outlook captured by this image of Palestinian youths shrouded by clouds of smoke that block out everything except an isolated moment of protest and defiance.
Labour’s Corbyn to call for no confidence vote in PM May: source
The leader of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, will on Monday call for a no confidence vote in Theresa May if the prime minister fails to name a date for a vote in parliament on her Brexit deal, a Labour source said.
Bangladeshi opposition pledges to remove media curbs, raise pay, freeze energy prices
Bangladesh’s main opposition group promised on Monday to remove curbs on free speech and the media and to rein in the police if it unseats Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from her decade-long rule in this month’s national election.
U.S. envoy: idea of extra Russia sanctions gaining traction
A drive to impose more sanctions on Russia for its capture of Ukrainian navy vessels in November seems to be gaining traction, the United States envoy to the Ukraine conflict, Kurt Volker, told an online briefing on Monday.
Chile cracks down on migrants, but many still try their luck
In the pitch black of the moonless Chilean desert night, the Cuban man is hard to spot until he is within yards of the border.
Colombia’s armed forces rescue kidnapped Garcia Marquez relative
A relative of late Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who won the 1982 Nobel Prize for literature, was rescued from kidnappers on Monday by members of the armed forces, President Ivan Duque said.
U.N., Palestinians launch aid appeal after funding cuts
The United Nations and the Palestinian Authority appealed on Monday for $350 million in aid for Palestinians next year, saying much more was needed but they had to be realistic after a year of funding cuts.
