Mosul reconstruction to give UNESCO window to revive fortunes
The United Nations' cultural agency wants to use the reconstruction of Iraq's second city Mosul as a way to restore its credibility and show how a fraying multilateral order can be revived, its director general said on Monday.
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The United Nations' cultural agency wants to use the reconstruction of Iraq's second city Mosul as a way to restore its credibility and show how a fraying multilateral order can be revived, its director general said on Monday.
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Greenland PM loses majority as pro-independence party quits coalition
Greenland's Prime Minister Kim Kielsen was working on Monday to form a new coalition after a pro-independence party pulled out, leaving his government without a parliamentary majority.
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Greenland's Prime Minister Kim Kielsen was working on Monday to form a new coalition after a pro-independence party pulled out, leaving his government without a parliamentary majority.
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India government under fire over fuel prices, opposition unites for protests
Nationwide protests against record high petrol and diesel prices shut down businesses, government offices and schools in many parts of India on Monday, and in some places protesters blocked trains and roads and vandalized vehicles.
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Nationwide protests against record high petrol and diesel prices shut down businesses, government offices and schools in many parts of India on Monday, and in some places protesters blocked trains and roads and vandalized vehicles.
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U.N.'s Bachelet presses for new body on crimes against Myanmar Rohingya
United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Monday for an international mechanism to collect evidence of crimes against Muslim Rohingya in Myanmar including murder and torture, with a view to future prosecution.
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United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Monday for an international mechanism to collect evidence of crimes against Muslim Rohingya in Myanmar including murder and torture, with a view to future prosecution.
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Explosion, gunfire heard in Somali capital: Reuters witness
A loud blast was heard in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Monday and was followed by gunfire, a Reuters witness said.
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A loud blast was heard in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Monday and was followed by gunfire, a Reuters witness said.
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London station closed as British police investigate vehicle in shopping center car park
British police said on Monday they were investigating a suspicious vehicle at a shopping center in east London which had led to the closure of a busy train station.
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British police said on Monday they were investigating a suspicious vehicle at a shopping center in east London which had led to the closure of a busy train station.
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Bachelet takes on China, EU, U.S. and Saudi-led coalition in first speech
The United Nations human rights boss Michelle Bachelet called on China on Monday to allow monitors into the country following "deeply disturbing" allegations of large re-education camps in which Uighurs are detained in far western Xinjiang province.
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The United Nations human rights boss Michelle Bachelet called on China on Monday to allow monitors into the country following "deeply disturbing" allegations of large re-education camps in which Uighurs are detained in far western Xinjiang province.
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Turkish authorities detain 60 over alleged Gulen links
Turkish authorities on Monday detained 51 soldiers and nine others over alleged links to the U.S.-based cleric who Ankara says orchestrated the failed coup in 2016 against President Tayyip Erdogan, Istanbul police said.
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Turkish authorities on Monday detained 51 soldiers and nine others over alleged links to the U.S.-based cleric who Ankara says orchestrated the failed coup in 2016 against President Tayyip Erdogan, Istanbul police said.
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Suicide car bomb rams local government building in Somalia's capital
A suicide car bomb rammed into a local government office in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Monday causing casualties, a police officer told Reuters.
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A suicide car bomb rammed into a local government office in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Monday causing casualties, a police officer told Reuters.
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London rail station reopens after security alert
British police have successfully dealt with a security alert which caused the closure of a busy train station in east London on Monday, National Rail said.
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British police have successfully dealt with a security alert which caused the closure of a busy train station in east London on Monday, National Rail said.
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Blasts heard at offices of Libya's oil corporation: Reuters witness
Blasts were heard at the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in the Libyan capital on Monday morning and a security operation is under way at the building, a Reuters witness said.
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Blasts were heard at the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in the Libyan capital on Monday morning and a security operation is under way at the building, a Reuters witness said.
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Sweden faces complex coalition talks after far-right gains
Sweden faced weeks of uncertainty after its mainstream center-left and center-right blocs emerged in a dead heat from an election on Sunday, while the far-right - which neither wants to deal with - made gains on a hardline anti-immigrant platform.
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Sweden faced weeks of uncertainty after its mainstream center-left and center-right blocs emerged in a dead heat from an election on Sunday, while the far-right - which neither wants to deal with - made gains on a hardline anti-immigrant platform.
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Uzbek imam sacked after urging president to allow hijabs, beards
An Uzbek imam has been sacked after urging President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to lift a ban on personal religious symbols such as women's hijabs and beards for men, in a case showing the limits of newly-proclaimed tolerance in the mainly Muslim country.
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An Uzbek imam has been sacked after urging President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to lift a ban on personal religious symbols such as women's hijabs and beards for men, in a case showing the limits of newly-proclaimed tolerance in the mainly Muslim country.
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UK PM's Brexit plans opposed by 80 rebels in her party: former minister
British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party faces a "catastrophic split" if she persists with her proposals on Brexit, which 80 or more of her lawmakers are prepared to vote against, a former junior minister said.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party faces a "catastrophic split" if she persists with her proposals on Brexit, which 80 or more of her lawmakers are prepared to vote against, a former junior minister said.
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Gunmen shooting inside headquarters of Libyan state oil firm: employee
Gunmen were shooting inside the headquarters of Libyan state oil firm (NOC) in Tripoli they stormed on Monday and there are several casualties, a NOC staff member told Reuters.
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Gunmen were shooting inside the headquarters of Libyan state oil firm (NOC) in Tripoli they stormed on Monday and there are several casualties, a NOC staff member told Reuters.
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India opposition block roads, offices shut in fuel price protests
Nationwide protests against record high petrol and diesel prices shut down businesses, government offices and schools in many parts of India on Monday, and in some places protesters blocked trains and roads and vandalized vehicles.
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Nationwide protests against record high petrol and diesel prices shut down businesses, government offices and schools in many parts of India on Monday, and in some places protesters blocked trains and roads and vandalized vehicles.
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Gunmen attack headquarters Libya's oil corporation: witness
Several armed men attacked the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in the Libyan capital on Monday and several blasts could be heard, a Reuters witness said.
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Several armed men attacked the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in the Libyan capital on Monday and several blasts could be heard, a Reuters witness said.
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Russia's Putin says Sunday regional elections went well
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that regional elections held in some Russian regions on Sunday in general went well.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that regional elections held in some Russian regions on Sunday in general went well.
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Afghan media under pressure after journalist deaths
Afghan media are facing growing pressure to cut back coverage of militant attacks following the death of two television reporters who were among 20 killed in an attack on a sports club in Kabul last week.
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Afghan media are facing growing pressure to cut back coverage of militant attacks following the death of two television reporters who were among 20 killed in an attack on a sports club in Kabul last week.
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Australian man charged with five murders, including three young daughters
An Australian man was charged with murdering his three young daughters, their mother and their grandmother in Perth, police said on Monday, describing the incident as an "atrocity and tragedy".
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An Australian man was charged with murdering his three young daughters, their mother and their grandmother in Perth, police said on Monday, describing the incident as an "atrocity and tragedy".
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At least six dead in al Shabaab attack on Somalia's capital
At least six people were killed on Monday in al Shabaab attack on a local government building in Somalia's capital, the director of an ambulance service and a Reuters witness said.
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At least six people were killed on Monday in al Shabaab attack on a local government building in Somalia's capital, the director of an ambulance service and a Reuters witness said.
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