British PM May summons ministers to discuss possible military action in Syria
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May summoned her senior ministers to a special cabinet meeting on Thursday to discuss joining the United States and France in possible military action against Syria after a suspected poison gas attack o…
Holding pattern: Syrian ‘stuck in transit’ in KL for more than a month
KUALA LUMPUR/JAKARTA (Reuters) – A 36-year-old Syrian has been stuck in transit in the Malaysian capital for more than a month, he said, in a case that echoes the Steven Spielberg movie, “The Terminal”.
Two more activists jailed in Vietnam amid widening dissent crackdown
HANOI (Reuters) – Courts in Vietnam handed prison sentences to two activists on Thursday, as the communist-ruled government widens its crackdown on dissent.
Yulia Skripal declines Russian help but embassy doubts statement
LONDON (Reuters) – Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned in Britain last month along with her father, a former Russian spy, has said she did not wish to take up the offer of assistance from the Russian embassy in London.
Taliban seize district in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban militants captured a district in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province near the provincial capital early on Thursday and killed more than a dozen people including the district’s governor, a police official said.
Syrian government forces gain full control of eastern Ghouta: Russian agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Syrian government forces have taken full control over the town of Douma, the last rebel stronghold in the eastern Ghouta enclave outside Damascus, Russian news agencies reported on Thursday, citing a Russian military official.
Kuwait Airways stops Beirut flights after security warning
CAIRO (Reuters) – Middle East carrier Kuwait Airways said on Thursday it had stopped all flights to Beirut after a warning about flying close to Lebanese airspace.
Israeli strike kills Hamas gunman as Gaza border simmers
GAZA (Reuters) – An Israeli air strike killed a Hamas gunman and wounded one on Thursday, Palestinian medical officials said, as tensions across the Gaza Strip border simmered.
Indonesia set for repeat contest in 2019 presidential poll
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Former Indonesian general Prabowo Subianto has accepted the endorsement of the main opposition party to stand as a candidate in a presidential election next year, setting the stage for a rematch with President Joko Widodo.
China opens bribery trial of former senior official
BEIJING (Reuters) – China began the trial of former senior official Sun Zhengcai on bribery charges on Thursday, a Chinese court said, the latest development in a corruption investigation into a man once considered a contender for top leadership.
