U.S. offers payments, relocation to family of Afghans killed in botched drone attack
Middle East
October 16, 2021
U.S. offers payments, relocation to family of Afghans killed in botched drone attack
Oct 15 (Reuters) – The Pentagon has offered unspecified condolence payments to the family of 10 civilians who were killed…
Hezbollah says it won’t be dragged into war after Beirut bloodshed
Middle East
October 16, 2021
Hezbollah says it won’t be dragged into war after Beirut bloodshed
BEIRUT, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah said on Friday it would not be dragged into civil…
UN deal offers no guarantees of free movement for Rohingya on island – leaked agreement
World
October 15, 2021
UN deal offers no guarantees of free movement for Rohingya on island – leaked agreement
Oct 15 (Reuters) – A deal for the United Nations to start work on a remote Bangladeshi island where the…
Beirut bloodshed deepens doubts over port blast probe
Middle East
October 15, 2021
Beirut bloodshed deepens doubts over port blast probe
BEIRUT, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The fate of a probe into the Beirut port explosion appears in increasing doubt after…
Iran not ready to resume Vienna talks, EU official says
Middle East
October 15, 2021
Iran not ready to resume Vienna talks, EU official says
BRUSSELS/PARIS, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Iran is not ready to return to talks with world powers over its nuclear programme…
Taliban want to help Afghans who fled to Turkey to return home, Turkish minister says
Middle East
October 15, 2021
Taliban want to help Afghans who fled to Turkey to return home, Turkish minister says
ANKARA, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Afghan Taliban leaders said they would do all they can to help Afghan migrants in…
Pro-Iran militias warn of forceful response after Israeli strike on Syria’s Palmyra
Middle East
October 15, 2021
Pro-Iran militias warn of forceful response after Israeli strike on Syria’s Palmyra
AMMAN, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Iran-backed forces in Syria said on Thursday they would respond forcefully to an Israeli strike…
ASEAN ministers mull censuring Myanmar for hindering envoy
World
October 15, 2021
ASEAN ministers mull censuring Myanmar for hindering envoy
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will discuss in an emergency meeting Friday whether to allow Myanmar’s…
Yemenis trapped, displaced by fierce fighting in Marib region
Middle East
October 14, 2021
Yemenis trapped, displaced by fierce fighting in Marib region
DUBAI, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Hundreds of Yemenis are trapped by fierce fighting between government and Houthi forces in the…
Egyptian group helps burn victims fight stigma
Society
October 14, 2021
Egyptian group helps burn victims fight stigma
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt Oct 11 (Reuters) – More than 20 years after suffering burns to her arms, neck and chest when…