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Sri Lanka bans face veils after attacks by Islamist militants

Sri Lanka bans face veils after attacks by Islamist militants

COLOMBO/KATTANKUDY, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Authorities in Sri Lanka on Monday banned women from wearing face veils under an emergency…
38 killed as floods worsen in Mozambique after second cyclone

38 killed as floods worsen in Mozambique after second cyclone

Heavy rain battered northern Mozambique on Monday as residents and relief workers confronted the widespread devastation wrought by Cyclone Kenneth,…
Spain faces weeks of coalition horse-trading after Socialist victory

Spain faces weeks of coalition horse-trading after Socialist victory

Spain faces weeks of coalition talks after Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialists won snap elections without a majority, splitting the…
Rabbi wounded in US synagogue shooting says Jews won’t be cowed

Rabbi wounded in US synagogue shooting says Jews won’t be cowed

A rabbi who carried on preaching despite being wounded in the latest deadly shooting at a US synagogue said Sunday…
Britain’s FM urges caution over Huawei role in 5G network

Britain’s FM urges caution over Huawei role in 5G network

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged caution over the role of China’s Huawei in the UK, saying the government…
Spain votes in early election marked by far-right resurgence

Spain votes in early election marked by far-right resurgence

Spain voted Sunday in an uncertain snap general election marked by a resurgence of the far-right after more than four…
Rescuers rush to help as serious flooding starts in cyclone-hit Mozambique

Rescuers rush to help as serious flooding starts in cyclone-hit Mozambique

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Rescuers were moving in to help people trapped by rapidly rising floodwater in the northern Mozambique city…
Xinjiang crackdown at the heart of China’s Belt and Road

Xinjiang crackdown at the heart of China’s Belt and Road

Traders travel freely through the bustling Khorgos special economic zone that straddles the Kazakhstan-China border, but signs on the Chinese…
UK campaigners gear up for EU vote in shadow of Brexit

UK campaigners gear up for EU vote in shadow of Brexit

With Brexit passions running high, campaigners are hitting Britain’s streets and taking to social media ahead of European elections. Political…
IS says its fighters behind police clashes in Sri Lanka

IS says its fighters behind police clashes in Sri Lanka

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for three men who blew themselves up in clashes with Sri Lankan police,…
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