Bomb blast kills university professor in Afghan capital – police
Middle East
February 18, 2021
Bomb blast kills university professor in Afghan capital – police
KABUL (Reuters) – A Kabul University professor was killed when a bomb hit his car in Afghanistan’s capital on Thursday,…
Biden makes first call to Israel’s Netanyahu after delay
Middle East
February 18, 2021
Biden makes first call to Israel’s Netanyahu after delay
TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Joe Biden made a long-awaited first phone call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
Facebook unfriends Australia: news sites go dark in content row
World
February 18, 2021
Facebook unfriends Australia: news sites go dark in content row
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australians woke to empty news feeds on their Facebook Inc pages on Thursday after the social media…
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine supply to the EU 30 percent below plans, sources say
World
February 17, 2021
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine supply to the EU 30 percent below plans, sources say
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Pfizer has not yet delivered to the European Union about 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses that were…
Houthi offensive on Yemen’s Marib threatens mass displacement, UN warns
Middle East
February 17, 2021
Houthi offensive on Yemen’s Marib threatens mass displacement, UN warns
DUBAI (Reuters) – An offensive by Yemen’s Houthi group to take Marib city, the last stronghold of the internationally-recognized government,…
Trial of ‘Hotel Rwanda hero’ set to begin amid family’s fears of injustice
World
February 17, 2021
Trial of ‘Hotel Rwanda hero’ set to begin amid family’s fears of injustice
KIGALI (Reuters) – Paul Rusesabagina has faced down murderous militias and been feted in Hollywood. On Wednesday, the former hotelier,…
Iran tells IAEA it plans to scale back cooperation in a week
Middle East
February 17, 2021
Iran tells IAEA it plans to scale back cooperation in a week
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has told the UN nuclear watchdog it will dramatically scale back cooperation with it in a…
Woman alleges raped in Australian parliament, PM apologises for way complaint handled
World
February 16, 2021
Woman alleges raped in Australian parliament, PM apologises for way complaint handled
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologised on Tuesday to a woman who alleged that she was raped…
NATO to agree larger Iraq training force as violence rises
Middle East
February 16, 2021
NATO to agree larger Iraq training force as violence rises
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO defense ministers are set to expand the military alliance’s training mission in Iraq once the coronavirus…
Students in Delhi protest against environmentalist’s detention
World
February 16, 2021
Students in Delhi protest against environmentalist’s detention
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Students chanted slogans outside the Delhi police headquarters on Tuesday demanding the release of a 22-year-old…