Indonesia fireworks factory blasts kill 47, injure dozens: police
KOSAMBI, Indonesia (Reuters) – Two explosions and a fire at a fireworks factory on the western outskirts of Indonesia’s capital killed 47 people and injured dozens on Thursday, police said, and the death toll was expected to rise.
U.N. rejects Myanmar claim that it agreed to help build housing for refugees
YANGON (Reuters) – A UN settlement program, UN-Habitat in Myanmar, on Thursday rejected a state media report that it had agreed to help build housing for people fleeing violence in the northern Myanmar state of Rakhine, where an army operation has disp…
Catalan leader Puigdemont to call regional election: media
BARCELONA/MADRID (Reuters) – Catalan president Carles Puigdemont is set to call a snap regional election for Dec. 20, media said on Thursday, a move that could help break a one-month deadlock between the Madrid government and separatists seeking a spli…
Russia’s Putin urges tough action against online extremism
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that law enforcement agencies must take tough action against persons and groups using the Internet for extremist ends.
Indonesia fireworks factory explosions kill 47, injure dozens -police
KOSAMBI, Indonesia (Reuters) – Two explosions and a fire at a fireworks factory in the western outskirts of Indonesia’s capital killed 47 people and injured dozens on Thursday, police said, and the death toll was expected to rise.
Iraqi PM Abadi demands Kurds cancel secession bid as price for talks
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s prime minister demanded on Thursday that Kurds declare their independence referendum void, rejecting the Kurdish autonomous region’s offer to suspend its independence push to resolve a crisis through talks.
On front page of China’s flagship paper, Xi gets Mao-like prominence
BEIJING (Reuters) – The ruling Communist Party’s flagship newspaper on Thursday provided more evidence that President Xi Jinping should be regarded as China’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong after this week’s party congress.
Indonesia fireworks factory blast death toll at 47: police
JAKARTA (Reuters) – The number of deaths has risen to 47 from Thursday’s blast at a fireworks factory on the outskirts of Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta, with 46 injured, police spokesman Argo Yuwono told Metro Television.
Catalan head Puigdemont set to call regional election: media
MADRID (Reuters) – Catalonian president Carles Puigdemont is set to call a snap regional election for Dec. 20, local media said on Friday, a move that could help break a one-month deadlock between the Madrid government and Catalan separatists seeking i…
Syrian army captures Islamic State position, eyes final stronghold
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army and its allies seized an oil pumping station in eastern Syria from Islamic State, paving the way for an advance towards the jihadists’ last remaining Syrian stronghold, a Hezbollah-run news service reported on Thursda…
