Parents must play role in care of Nigeria’s freed Chibok girls: campaigners
CHIBOK, Nigeria (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The parents of the 21 Chibok schoolgirls freed by Boko Haram in October after two and a half years in captivity must be involved in the Nigerian government’s efforts to care for the girls and reintegrate t…
Malaysia says search for missing MH370 to end in two weeks
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia said on Friday the hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will end in two weeks after the search is completed of a 120,000 square kilometer (9,650 sq mile) area where experts thought it went down.
Russia says has begun reducing forces in Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Friday it had begun reducing its military forces in Syria under the terms of a fragile ceasefire deal brokered between opposition groups and the Syrian government.
U.S.-backed force seizes Syria citadel from Islamic State
BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S.-backed militias in Syria have captured an ancient citadel from Islamic State (IS) in a strategically significant advance against the jihadist group in its stronghold of Raqqa province, a spokesman said on Friday.
Duterte hopes Russia will become Philippines’ ally and protector
MANILA (Reuters) – President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday that he hoped Moscow, a rival of the Philippine’s traditional ally the United States, would become his country’s ally and protector as he toured one of the two Russian warships on a four-day v…
Merkel’s conservatives gain support despite Berlin attack: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – Support for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc is up despite the Christmas market attack in Berlin that killed 12 people, and most Germans are not worried about terrorism, an opinion poll showed on Friday.
Turkey paying price for U.S. alliance with Syrian Kurdish militia: defense minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey and the region are paying the price for the United States choosing the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia as a partner in the fight against Islamic State, Turkish Defence Minister Fikri Isik said on Friday.
South Korea minister says China indirectly retaliating against THAAD
SEJONG, South Korea (Reuters) – China is suspected to be taking indirect action against South Korea’s decision last year to deploy a U.S. anti-missile system, South Korea’s finance minister said.
Turkey’s ‘two-headed’ model unsustainable, constitutional change needed to avert crises: Simsek
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s “two-headed” political model is unsustainable in the long term even if there is now great harmony between the president and prime minister and constitutional change is essential to prevent potential future crises, Deputy P…
Islamic State militants kill four soldiers near Iraq’s Tikrit: army, police sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants attacked an Iraqi army outpost and a police station near the city of Tikrit on Friday, killing at least four soldiers and wounding 12 others, military and police sources said.
