Mosul morgue workers struggle to cope with ‘river of blood’
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – The fridges are nearly full at the morgue in Mosul where the casualties of war with Islamic State are stored.
UAE welcomes Qatari decision to amend anti-terrorism laws
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates on Friday welcomed Qatar’s decision to amend its anti-terrorism laws, in one of the first positive signs from the UAE and three other Arab countries since they imposed sanctions on Doha last month.
U.S. withholds Pakistan reimbursement over Haqqani network: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will withhold $50 million remaining in military reimbursements to Pakistan for fiscal year 2016 because Defense Secretary Jim Mattis believes that Islamabad has not done enough to blunt the Islamist militant Haq…
Pakistan’s top court weighs dismissal of PM over corruption report
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday finished hearing arguments on a scathing corruption report into the family wealth of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and will begin deliberating whether to disqualify the premier.
Philippines’ Duterte says will never visit ‘lousy’ United States
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte hit back on Friday at U.S. lawmakers opposed to the prospect of his visiting the White House, saying he would never go to the United States, which he called a “lousy” country.
Czech judges denounce Poland’s legal overhaul as attack on freedom
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Senior Czech judges denounced a judicial overhaul in Poland as an attack on the rule of law on Friday, saying they could no longer stay silent over the changes in their neighbor.
Taiwan says Chinese aircraft flew near island in military exercise
TAIPEI (Reuters) – China flew several fighter and reconnaissance aircraft near Taiwan in a training exercise, the self-ruled island’s defense ministry said on Friday.
U.S. general urges more German spending to ease military transit
BERLIN (Reuters) – Citing lessons learned from recent big military exercises, the U.S. Army’s top general in Europe urged Germany to spend more on transportation and missile defense to help it meet its NATO target of 2 percent of economic output.
More attacks likely in Southeast Asia after Marawi: report
JAKARTA (Reuters) – As a lengthy, urban battle drags on between Philippine forces and Islamist militants in the southern city of Marawi, a new report by a think-tank has warned of more attacks by radicals in Southeast Asia, including on foreigners.
Australian brokerage says staff being held in Shanghai office
SHANGHAI/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Up to 50 investors have intruded into the central Shanghai offices of an Australian currency brokerage and are holding some of its staff against their will, in protest against losses made on currency trades, the brokerage sa…
