Syrian rebels start pull-out from south Damascus
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels began pulling out of an enclave they have surrendered in south Damascus on Thursday, but a few fighters in another besieged area near Homs shelled government areas after their groups agreed to quit.
Watchdog groups warn of voter list fraud ahead of Malaysia’s election
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Electoral watchdog groups in Malaysia said on Thursday the voter list for a general election on May 9 had major flaws, including the existence of a 121-year-old voter, raising the specter of possible fraud.
North Korea’s Kim tells China he is committed to denuclearization
BEIJING (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told a visiting Chinese diplomat on Thursday that he is committed to denuclearization, China’s foreign ministry said, as diplomatic efforts to bring lasting peace to the Korean peninsula gather pace.
Cracks in Scottish nuclear reactor core prompt safety checks
LONDON (Reuters) – A reactor at EDF Energy’s Hunterston B nuclear power plant in Scotland will remain offline for additional safety checks after cracks were found in its core, Britain’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) said.
Advanced Russian war plane crashes in Syria, killing two crew
MOSCOW (Reuters) – An advanced Russian multi-role fighter plane crashed in Syria on Thursday morning shortly after take-off, killing both members of its crew, the Russian military was cited as saying by Russian news agencies.
China installs cruise missiles on South China Sea outposts: CNBC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China has installed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems on three of its outposts in the South China Sea, U.S. news network CNBC reported on Wednesday, citing sources with direct knowledge of U.S. intelli…
Back to the future: Rejuvenating China pushes Marxism as ‘true path’
BEIJING (Reuters) – With chat shows claiming “Marx was Right” and cartoons of his wild youth, China has gone to great lengths to show that the theories of German philosopher Karl Marx are still relevant today, ahead of the 200th anniversary of his birt…
German police raid migrant shelter after clashes
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police launched a raid on a migrant shelter on Thursday where three days ago 150 asylum seekers clashed with police and prevented the deportation of a 23-year-old man from Togo.
Focus on human rights fades as U.S., South Korea pursue North Korea deal
SEOUL (Reuters) – Absent from last week’s summit between the leaders of North and South Korea was Pyongyang’s human rights record, and the issue appears to have faded from U.S. President Donald Trump’s public agenda as he prepares for his own meeting w…
Syrian rebels prepare to quit south Damascus
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Buses arrived in south Damascus on Thursday to transport Syrian rebels from an enclave they have surrendered there, but some fighters in another besieged area near Homs kept fighting despite an agreement to quit, a war monitor said.
