Turkish, U.S. officials decide to meet to resolve dispute: deputy PM
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish and U.S. officials decided to meet to work on resolving a diplomatic crisis between the two NATO allies and talks between the two countries’ foreign ministers were constructive, Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Thur…
Ukraine’s controversial law reforms open to revision: Justice Minister
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Ukrainian Justice Minister Pavlo Petrenko said on Thursday he was open to amending law reforms amid concerns they aided corruption and could lead to the end of probes into the shooting of protesters in the run-up up to the 2014 revol…
Spain gives Catalan leader 8 days to drop independence
(This October 11 story has been refiled to add Puigdemont’s first name, title in paragraph three.)
Australian court says no guarantee of speedy ruling on citizenship crisis
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia’s High Court said on Thursday it was aware of the need to rule on the eligibility of seven lawmakers quickly, but warned it could not guarantee a speedy resolution to a case that threatens the government’s one-seat majori…
British jihadi ‘White Widow’ killed by U.S. drone: Sun report
LONDON (Reuters) – Sally Jones, a British jihadi who recruited online for the Islamic State group, has been killed in Syria by a U.S. drone along with her 12-year-old son, The Sun newspaper reported on Thursday.
Four other suspects in killing of North Korean Kim Jong Nam named in court
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Four suspects charged with two women accused of killing the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader were identified for the first time in a Malaysian court on Thursday.
Floods, landslides in Vietnam kill 37 people, thousands evacuated
HANOI (Reuters) – Floods caused by a tropical depression in Vietnam killed 37 people, one of the highest death tolls recorded in the country from flooding, the disaster prevention agency said on Thursday.
Syrian army battles Islamic State in al-Mayadin town: report
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army and its allies have captured areas of Islamic State-held al-Mayadin in eastern Syria, a Hezbollah-run military news outlet reported on Thursday, in an advance into the jihadist group’s main urban base of operations in…
Russia says U.S. military in Baltic contradicts Russia-NATO agreement: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Thursday that the U.S. military presence in the Baltic states contradicts the Russia-NATO agreement, RIA news agency quoted it as saying.
Hamas says reached deal with Palestinian rival Fatah
CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) – Palestinian rival factions Hamas and Fatah have reached a deal over political reconciliation, Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said in a statement on Thursday without providing further details.
