Sanctions on Kashmiri militant group unjustified: Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday said Islamabad was disappointed over what it termed the unjustified imposition of sanctions by the United States on Kashmiri militant group Hizbul Mujahideen.
N.Korea posters boast U.S. in ‘strike range’ of missiles
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea released propaganda posters on Thursday boasting that the U.S. mainland “is within our strike range!” and condemning United Nations sanctions over its recent missile tests.
Northern Ireland court rules gay marriage ban doesn’t violate rights
BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Ireland’s refusal to recognize same-sex marriage does not violate the rights of couples affected, the Belfast High Court ruled on Thursday, in a blow to campaigners in the only part of the United Kingdom that bans gay marri…
Exclusive: U.S. forces to stay in Syria for decades, say militia allies
AIN ISSA, Syria (Reuters) – Washington’s main Syrian ally in the fight against Islamic State says the U.S. military will remain in northern Syria long after the jihadists are defeated, predicting enduring ties with the Kurdish-dominated region.
Canada sees ‘unsustainable’ spike in asylum seekers at U.S. border
TORONTO/MONTREAL (Reuters) – The number of asylum seekers who illegally crossed the U.S. border into Canada more than tripled last month, according to Canadian government data released on Thursday, as migrants worried about the U.S. administration’s im…
Brother of suspect in UK model kidnap plot denies involvement: lawyer
LONDON (Reuters) – A man accused of being part of a plot to kidnap a British model in Italy denied any involvement in the alleged scheme, his lawyer told a London court on Thursday.
Exclusive: Taking aim at China, India tightens power grid, telecoms rules
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is tightening the rules for businesses entering its power transmission sector and making stringent checks on both power and telecoms equipment for malware – moves that government and industry officials say aim to check China…
U.N. hopes for Syria peace talks in October/November
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations hopes for “serious negotiation” between the government and a still-to-be-formed unified Syrian opposition in October or November, the U.N. Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday.
Reformed ex-militants in Indonesia mark Independence Day
TENGGULUN, Indonesia (Reuters) – Fifteen years since they were members of a radical Islamist group that killed 202 people on Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali, Ali Fauzi and Sumarno are building peace instead of bombs.
Bangladesh ramps up border patrols to deter fresh Rohingya inflow
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh/YANGON (Reuters) – Bangladesh has stepped up patrols on its border with Myanmar, following reports that about 1,000 Rohingya Muslims crossed into the country in the past two weeks, amid fresh tension in its neighbor’s northweste…
