UK police investigating unspecified incident in parliament
LONDON (Reuters) – Police were investigating an incident in the British parliament on Tuesday, the lower house of the legislature said, and media reports said officers were checking a suspect package.
Erdogan tells Cyprus not to test Turkey over gas standoff
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday warned Cyprus not to “overstep the mark” in the eastern Mediterranean, after Greek Cypriots accused the Turkish military of obstructing a vessel exploring for natural gas over the weekend.
Teens face trial for alleged plot to kill Austrian police
VIENNA (Reuters) – Two Austrian teenagers have been charged with planning to kill as many police officers as they could in a jihadist attack on a provincial police station ordered by a Chechen member of Islamic State, according to court documents.
Damascus warns Israel of ‘more surprises’ in Syria
DAMASCUS/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel will face “more surprises” should it again attack Syrian territory, Damascus said on Tuesday, after Syria’s air defenses shot down an advanced Israeli warplane during the fiercest flare-up between the old foes in 3…
Syrian government rejects U.N.-led committee to alter constitution
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syria’s government on Tuesday rejected efforts led by the United Nations to form a committee to rewrite Syria’s constitution, the main result of a peace congress among Syrian groups in Russia last month.
Malaysia further downgrading ties with North Korea a year after airport assassination: sources
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – One year after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s half-brother was assassinated at Kuala Lumpur’s airport, Malaysia is further downgrading once-close ties with Pyongyang, sources familiar with the government’s plans said.
Don’t take the president literally, aide says, after women deride ‘macho-fascist’ Duterte
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte should be taken seriously, but not literally, his spokesman said on Tuesday, after the controversial leader drew criticism for saying he once ordered soldiers to shoot female Maoist insurgents in …
Hong Kong court rules pro-independence stance must bar standing for election
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s High Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of barring a pro-independence activist from standing in an election, saying it is “fundamental” for lawmakers to accept the city as an inalienable part of China.
Russia accuses United States of undermining Syria integrity: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that in Syria the United States has been acting unilaterally in a “dangerous way”, undermining the country’s integrity, RIA news agency said.
Disgraced top China politician charged with bribery, another to be prosecuted
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese prosecutors have charged disgraced senior politician Sun Zhengcai with bribery, state media said on Tuesday, the latest development in a corruption probe into a man once considered a contender for top leadership.
