Jordan, Syria reopen Nassib border crossing
JABER, Oct 15 (Reuters): The border crossing between Jordan and Syria opened to people and goods on Monday after being closed for three years, reopening a route that used to carry billions of dollars of trade for countries across the region.The Nassib crossing opened at 8:00 am, a border official...
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KSA king orders probe in Khashoggi case
ANKARA, Oct 15 (Reuters): Saudi Arabia's King Salman ordered on Monday an internal probe into the unexplained disappearance of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi as a joint Turkish-Saudi team was set to search the Saudi consulate in Istanbul where he was last seen on October 02.A Turkish diplomatic source said investigators...
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Honduran children fleeing poverty and violence hitchhike as they move in a caravan
Honduran children fleeing poverty and violence hitchhike as they move in a caravan toward the United States (US), in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras on Monday. The US Embassy in Honduras said it was deeply worried about the group and that people were being given ‘false promises’ of being able...
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News in Brief- (16-10-2018)
Indian minister files defamation suit against womanMUMBAI, Oct 15: Indian government minister M.J. Akbar filed a defamation suit against one of at least 10 women accusing him of sexual harassment on Monday, calling her allegations false and malicious. The lawsuit, a copy of which was reviewed by Reuters, names journalist...
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