Turkey orders detention of 70 army officers over Gulen links: Milliyet
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 70 serving army officers over alleged links to the U.S.-based preacher accused of orchestrating an attempted coup in 2016, Milliyet daily said on Friday.
More delays in GE power plants a worry for Pakistan’s ruling party
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A pledge by Pakistan’s ruling party to end electricity outages ahead of a general election in mid-2018 is being undermined by the possibility of further delays in new power plants that run on General Electric’s flagship gas turbin…
Bomb kills up to five during football match in Somalia
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A bomb killed up to five spectators at a football match in southern Somalia, police and a lawmaker said on Friday, the first time an explosion has targeted a stadium.
‘I will arrest you’: Duterte warns ICC lawyer to steer clear of Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to arrest an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor if she conducts activities in his country, arguing it was no longer an ICC member so the court had no right to do any inve…
Police investigate second angry daughter of Korean Air Lines chairman
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean police have launched an inquiry into reports a daughter of the chairman of Korean Air Lines threw a water bottle at someone’s face, the second daughter of the airline chief to get into trouble over an angry outburst.
Nigeria’s Boko Haram has abducted more than 1,000 children since 2013: U.N.
ABUJA (Reuters) – Islamist fighters from Nigeria’s Boko Haram group have abducted more than 1,000 children in the northeast since 2013, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF said on Friday.
Trump weighs Syria options, Russia envoy says he ‘cannot exclude’ war
WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and his national security aides on Thursday discussed U.S. options on Syria, where he has threatened missile strikes in response to a suspected poison gas attack, as a Russian envoy voiced fe…
UK ministers back action to deter Syrian chemical weapon use
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May won backing from her senior ministers to take unspecified action with the United States and France to deter further use of chemical weapons by Syria after a suspected poison gas attack on civilians….
Chile’s Catholic Church calls for ‘drastic solution’ following abuse scandal
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s Roman Catholic Church called on Thursday for a “drastic solution” that could include resignations, a day after Pope Francis acknowledged “grave mistakes” in handling a sexual abuse crisis and summoned its leaders to Rome.
Civilians killed in Central African Republic were ‘manipulated’: U.N.
BANGUI (Reuters) – The United Nations’ head of peacekeeping said on Thursday that civilians killed in gunbattles in Central African Republic’s capital this week had been armed by criminal gangs that U.N. troops are attempting to stamp out.
