Syrian army secures Islamic State-held town in Homs province: state media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces seized full control of the last major town in Homs province held by Islamic State, Syrian state media reported on Saturday, as the army and its allies press a multi-pronged advance into eastern areas held by …
Iraq’s Kurds stick to independence vote despite U.S. request to postpone it
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq’s Kurds are sticking to a plan to hold an independence referendum on Sept. 25, despite a U.S. request to postpone it, a high-ranking Kurdish official told Reuters on Saturday.
China frees top Crown executive jailed for gambling offences -official
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Saturday freed one of the last remaining Crown Resorts Ltd executives jailed for illegally promoting gambling, as a protracted saga that forced the Australian casino operator to cancel global expansion plans and hu…
Laos says it will withdraw troops as Cambodia’s Hun Sen visits
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia and Laos reached an agreement on Saturday for Lao soldiers to pull back from their shared border after Cambodia accused Laos of sending troops into its territory, the leaders of both countries said.
Venezuela’s PDVSA oil revenue tumbles amid lower prices, production
CARACAS ( Reuters) – Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA’s revenue from oil and fuel sales in 2016 dropped 34 percent from the previous year to $48.0 billion, the company said in its annual financial results published Friday night, hurt by lower product…
Divided Muslim family yearns to reunite, 70 years after India, Pakistan split
KARACHI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – As India and Pakistan prepare to celebrate 70 years of independence from Britain next week, thousands of families in the nuclear-armed neighbors remain divided by a border that strained diplomatic ties make harder to cross…
Four UAE soldiers die after helicopter crash in Yemen: agency
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday that four of its soldiers died after their helicopter crashed during a routine mission in Yemen, the official news agency WAM reported.
‘Let it be’: Mongolians protest as bulldozers threaten Beatles monument
ULAANBAATAR (Reuters) – A statue of the Beatles in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar could be at risk amid an alleged land grab, protesters say, as rapid development turns a city once famed for wide open spaces into a cluttered metropolis.
Ringleader of Venezuela military base attack captured: minister
CARACAS (Reuters) – The ringleader of a recent attack on a Venezuelan military base and another military officer in the raid have been captured, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said in a tweet on Friday.
Latin America rejects Trump’s military threat against Venezuela
CARACAS/LIMA (Reuters) – After months of attacking Venezuela’s unpopular President Nicolas Maduro, Latin America came out strongly against U.S. threats of military action against the crisis-hit nation.
