Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
Praying for a miracle? COVID curbs hit Portuguese shrine’s tourist trade
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) - For businesses dependent on Portugal's most celebrated place of pilgrimage, Tuesday was supposed to be the busiest day of the year - and then t...
Oct 13, 2020
At least 12 people killed in western Ethiopia
By Dawit Endeshaw and Giulia Paravicini ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - At least 12 people were killed in the Metakal zone of Ethiopia's Benishangul-Gumuz region, regional government spokesman Melese Beyene t...
Oct 13, 2020
Palestinian, Israeli rights groups fear for life of Palestinian hunger striker
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ismael Khader GAZA/REHOVOT, Israel (Reuters) - Palestinian and Israeli human rights groups voiced concern on Tuesday over the condition of a Palestinian who began a hunger str...
Oct 13, 2020
Tunisian protesters clash with police after man dies in bulldozed kiosk
TUNIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of stone-throwing protesters clashed with police in a provincial Tunisian town on Tuesday after authorities bulldozed an unlicensed cigarette kiosk, killing its owner sleepi...
Oct 13, 2020
Suspected jihadists kill 12 soldiers in central Mali
By Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants killed 12 soldiers in two attacks in central Mali, the army said on Tuesday, burning down an army base and ambushing troops sent as re...
Oct 13, 2020
Bootleg alcohol kills 44 people in Turkey in past week: state media
ANKARA (Reuters) - Forty-four people in Turkey have died from bootleg alcohol poisoning over the past week, state media reported on Tuesday, as more Turks opt for cheaper options after sharp rises in ...
Oct 13, 2020
Spearfishing in Gaza, a living improvised under the sea
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Armed with a snorkel mask and a home-made gun shaped like a trident, and dressed in a green sweatshirt and jogging pants, Ashraf Al-Amoudi goes hunting every day ...
Oct 13, 2020
Kyrgyz president and unconfirmed PM meet Kremlin official
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's president and the man awaiting confirmation as prime minister have held talks with a senior official from key ally Russia following unrest over a contested election in...
Oct 13, 2020
Two police officers killed in Chechnya shootout with militants: Chechen leader
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two police officers were killed on Tuesday in a shootout with militants in the capital of Russia's southern region of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, the republic's leader, wrote on socia...
Oct 13, 2020
Thai police and protesters scuffle on eve of big demonstration
By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police and protesters scuffled in Bangkok on Tuesday on the eve of a major planned anti-government demonstration and police said at least four people had be...
Oct 13, 2020
