Pro-Kurdish opposition leader goes on trial in Turkey on terror-related charges
ANKARA (Reuters) – The jailed leader of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition went on trial on Thursday, 13 months after his arrest on terrorism-related charges, facing up to 142 years in prison in a case closely watched by rights groups and Western governme…
Syrian govt delegation to return to Geneva on Sunday for peace talks: SANA
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s negotiating team is set to arrive in Geneva on Sunday to participate in peace talks, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported on Thursday, quoting a foreign ministry source.
Two U.S. B-1B bombers join U.S.-South Korean military drills
(Reuters) – Two U.S. B-1B bombers took part in joint U.S.-South Korean military drills on Thursday, an official at Seoul’s defense ministry told Reuters, exercises which North Korea has said are taking the peninsula to the brink of nuclear war.
Britons who join Islamic State should be hunted and killed: defence minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Britons who have joined the Islamic State militant group in Syria and Iraq should be hunted down and killed, Britain’s new defence minister said.
Australia celebrates ‘day for love’ as it allows same-sex marriage
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia became the 26th nation to legalise same-sex marriage on Thursday, prompting cheers and singing from a packed parliament public gallery in a country where some states ruled homosexual acts to be illegal until just 20 years a…
Thai police arrest Hells Angels gang members
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai police have arrested four members of a Hells Angels biker gang accused of drug crimes, violence and posing a threat to society, the Tourist Police said on Thursday.
India’s Modi fights to protect home base in election
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in the final phase of campaigning on Thursday to retain power in his home state and stave off the most serious challenge yet from a combined opposition.
Emperor Hirohito’s memoir bought by Japan surgeon criticized for praising Nazis
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese cosmetic surgeon criticized for praising Nazis and playing down Japan’s wartime atrocities won an auction for a memoir by Emperor Hirohito that chronicles the nation’s slide into World War Two, paying $275,000 for the docum…
Mexico senators propose law change to curb presidential impunity
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A group of Mexican opposition senators proposed a constitutional reform on Wednesday that would enable a sitting president to face trial for corruption for up to three years after leaving office, in a bid to bolster the fight ag…
Trump recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, reversing longtime U.S. policy
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday reversed decades of U.S. policy and recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, imperiling Middle East peace efforts and upsetting the Arab world and Western allies alike.
