Humanitarian group says 100 migrants die off Libyan coast
Middle East
September 11, 2018
Humanitarian group says 100 migrants die off Libyan coast
CAIRO (AP) — Doctors Without Borders says more than 100 people have died in a shipwreck off the Libyan…
Hungary’s Orban vows to defy European Parliament over rights
World
September 11, 2018
Hungary’s Orban vows to defy European Parliament over rights
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban rejected on Tuesday European Parliament efforts to impose sanctions on Budapest…
Egypt set to release Lebanese tourist jailed over Facebook post
Egypt
September 11, 2018
Egypt set to release Lebanese tourist jailed over Facebook post
CAIRO (Reuters) – A Lebanese tourist who was sentenced to eight years in prison for posting a video on…
Jailed Lula to bow out of Brazil’s presidential race: sources
World
September 11, 2018
Jailed Lula to bow out of Brazil’s presidential race: sources
CURITIBA, Brazil (Reuters) – Jailed former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will throw in the towel on…
More than 30,000 displaced in Syria’s Idlib in latest offensive: UN
Middle East
September 10, 2018
More than 30,000 displaced in Syria’s Idlib in latest offensive: UN
BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 30,000 people have fled their homes in northwest Syria since Syrian government and allied…
UN’s Bachelet presses for new body on crimes against Myanmar Rohingya
World
September 10, 2018
UN’s Bachelet presses for new body on crimes against Myanmar Rohingya
United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Monday for a new quasi-judicial body to collect evidence with…
US to close Palestinian mission in Washington, says PLO
Middle East
September 10, 2018
US to close Palestinian mission in Washington, says PLO
The PLO harshly criticized the Trump administration’s decision to shutter its de-facto embassy in Washington. The move follows massive…
SPD leader rejects any German role in war in Syria
Middle East
September 10, 2018
SPD leader rejects any German role in war in Syria
BERLIN (Reuters) – The leader of Germany’s Social Democrats said on Monday her party would not approve any participation…
Sudanese President Bashir dissolves government, appoints new PM
Middle East
September 10, 2018
Sudanese President Bashir dissolves government, appoints new PM
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – President Omar al-Bashir dissolved the Sudanese government on Sunday and named a new prime minister, moves…
Trump administration to take tough stance against International Criminal Court
Middle East
September 10, 2018
Trump administration to take tough stance against International Criminal Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Monday will adopt an aggressive posture against the International Criminal Court (ICC)…