Japanese hostage returns home after three years in Syrian ‘hell’
Middle East
October 25, 2018
Japanese hostage returns home after three years in Syrian ‘hell’
OKYO (Reuters) – A 44-year-old Japanese freelance journalist arrives home on Thursday to an uncertain welcome more than three…
Syria FM to UN envoy – Constitution is ‘sovereign matter’
Middle East
October 24, 2018
Syria FM to UN envoy – Constitution is ‘sovereign matter’
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem told UN envoy Staffan de Mistura that the constitution was a…
Pakistan to seek IMF bailout despite $6 billion Saudi rescue
Middle East
October 24, 2018
Pakistan to seek IMF bailout despite $6 billion Saudi rescue
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan still plans to seek a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) despite a Saudi…
Vandalism and neglect haunt Libya’s ancient heritage sites
Archaeology
October 24, 2018
Vandalism and neglect haunt Libya’s ancient heritage sites
SHAHAT, Libya (Reuters) – Graffiti covers the ruins of Cyrene in eastern Libya, a city founded by Greeks more than…
U.S. appeals court revives Nestle child slavery lawsuit
World
October 24, 2018
U.S. appeals court revives Nestle child slavery lawsuit
(Reuters) – A U.S. federal appeals court on Tuesday reinstated a lawsuit by a group of former child slaves accusing…
French ban on full-face Islamic veil violates human rights: U.N. panel
World
October 24, 2018
French ban on full-face Islamic veil violates human rights: U.N. panel
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. Human Rights Committee said on Tuesday that France’s ban on the niqab, the full-face Islamic…
UN warns half Yemen’s people could soon be on brink of famine
Middle East
October 24, 2018
UN warns half Yemen’s people could soon be on brink of famine
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations aid chief sounded the alarm at the Security Council on Tuesday that…
As U.S. sanctions loom, China’s Bank of Kunlun to stop receiving Iran payments – sources
Middle East
October 24, 2018
As U.S. sanctions loom, China’s Bank of Kunlun to stop receiving Iran payments – sources
BEIJING (Reuters) – Bank of Kunlun Co, the key Chinese conduit for transactions with Iran, is set to halt handling…
Greece, Turkey snipe over maritime borders
Middle East
October 23, 2018
Greece, Turkey snipe over maritime borders
ISTANBUL/ATHENS (Reuters) – Turkey warned Greece on Tuesday it would not tolerate a shift in Greece’s maritime border, drawing a…
U.S. judge affirms Monsanto weed-killer verdict, slashes damages
World
October 23, 2018
U.S. judge affirms Monsanto weed-killer verdict, slashes damages
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday affirmed a verdict against Bayer AG unit Monsanto that found its glyphosate-based weed-killers…