More disruptions feared from cyber attack; Microsoft slams government secrecy
WASHINGTON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Officials across the globe scrambled over the weekend to catch the culprits behind a massive ransomware worm that disrupted operations at car factories, hospitals, shops and schools, while Microsoft on Sunday pinned blame on the U.S. government for not disclosing more software vulnerabilities.
Myanmar arrests Buddhist nationalists accused of stoking tensions with Muslims
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar police have arrested two radical Buddhist nationalists and are seeking several more after they clashed with Muslims in the country’s commercial capital Yangon, underscoring the authorities’ growing concern over rising religio…
U.S. told Turkey YPG militia would not stay on in Raqqa, Turkish PM says
ANKARA (Reuters) – The United States has told Turkey the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia would not remain in the region after an operation on Syria’s Raqqa, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Friday.
Kremlin says may retaliate against U.S. over expulsion of Russian diplomats
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia may retaliate against the United States for the Obama administration’s expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats it said were spies, a top Kremlin aide said on Friday.
Iran’s Rouhani faces hardline rivals in final TV debate
ANKARA (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani will defend his efforts to open up Iran to the world on Friday in a final televised debate against the hardline challengers who aim to topple him in an increasingly acrimonious election next week.
Russia’s Putin says ready to help resolve North Korea nuclear issue: South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin told his newly elected South Korean counterpart, Moon Jae-in, in a phone call on Friday that he is ready to play a “constructive role” in resolving North Korea’s nuclear threat, the South’s presidenti…
U.S., Philippine troops train for typhoon as Duterte puts war games on hold
FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines (Reuters) – Philippine soldiers crawl through narrow pipes to save civilians and haul casualties by ropes from atop a derelict building, coached by U.S. army teams in a simulation of a rescue after a ferocious typhoon.
Bomb kills 25 as it hits convoy of Pakistan Senate deputy
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – A bomb exploded next to a convoy of the deputy chairman of the Pakistan Senate on Friday in the violence-plagued province of Baluchistan, killing at least 25 people, officials said.
North Korea sends rare letter of protest over new U.S. sanctions
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea sent a rare letter of protest to the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday warning that a new package of tougher sanctions would only spur its development of nuclear weapons, North Korea’s state media reported.
Ivory Coast soldiers revolt over bonus pay dispute
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Soldiers left their barracks and blocked streets in several towns and cities across Ivory Coast on Friday, including the commercial capital, firing gunshots into the air as their protest over a pay dispute gathered momentum.
