UK’s Johnson deeply concerned at footage of police breaking up vigil
World
March 15, 2021
UK’s Johnson deeply concerned at footage of police breaking up vigil
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday he was deeply concerned at footage of police breaking…
Protests erupt in Jordan after COVID-19 hospital deaths scandal
Middle East
March 15, 2021
Protests erupt in Jordan after COVID-19 hospital deaths scandal
AMMAN (Reuters) – Protests erupted across many of Jordan’s cities and provincial towns against the government’s coronavirus restrictions, a day…
Central African Republic votes amid tight security after December violence
Egypt
March 14, 2021
Central African Republic votes amid tight security after December violence
BANGUI (Reuters) – Central African Republic voted at heavily guarded polling stations in a second round of parliamentary elections on…
British-Iranian aid worker appears in Iran court for propaganda trial
Middle East
March 14, 2021
British-Iranian aid worker appears in Iran court for propaganda trial
DUBAI (Reuters) – British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was tried on a new charge of making “propaganda against the system”…
Afghan government to attend both US and Russia backed peace conferences
Middle East
March 14, 2021
Afghan government to attend both US and Russia backed peace conferences
KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan government said on Saturday it would participate in two separate US- and Russian-backed peace conferences…
Syrian farmer lost wife and sons to war; grandchildren are his solace
Middle East
March 14, 2021
Syrian farmer lost wife and sons to war; grandchildren are his solace
IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) – Abdel Razzak al-Khatoun was a well-to-do farmer in Syria’s rural Hama province. Ten years after the…
Migrants demand international probe into deadly Yemen fire
Middle East
March 14, 2021
Migrants demand international probe into deadly Yemen fire
CAIRO (AP) — A leader of the migrant community in the Yemeni capital on Saturday called for an international probe…
Car bomb kills at least 7, injures 53 in Afghan Herat province
Middle East
March 13, 2021
Car bomb kills at least 7, injures 53 in Afghan Herat province
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A powerful car bomb near a police station on Friday night killed at least seven people…
UK police officer charged with murder of 33-year-old woman
World
March 13, 2021
UK police officer charged with murder of 33-year-old woman
LONDON (Reuters) – British police have charged an officer with the kidnap and murder of 33-year-old Sarah Everard, whose disappearance…
Two killed in protests in Myanmar as US and allies vow to restore democracy
World
March 13, 2021
Two killed in protests in Myanmar as US and allies vow to restore democracy
(Reuters) – At least two people were killed in police firing in Myanmar overnight, domestic media reported, as activists called…