Bangladesh police kill prime suspect in July cafe attack
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladeshi police shot dead two Islamist militants on Friday in a gunfight in Dhaka, including a prime suspect in the killing of 20 hostages, mostly foreigners, in a cafe in the capital last year.
Turkish military says 32 Islamic State militants killed in Syrian operations
ANKARA (Reuters) – The Turkish military and Syrian rebels killed 32 Islamic State militants in the latest clashes in northern Syria on Thursday, Turkey’s armed forces said in a statement on Friday.
Japan to recall envoy from South Korea over ‘comfort women’ statue
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan said on Friday it was temporarily recalling its ambassador to South Korea over a statue commemorating Korean women forced to work in Japanese military brothels during World War Two which it said violated an agreement to resolve …
Abe tells Biden important for Japan, South Korea to carry out ‘comfort women’ agreement
TOKYO (Reuters) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told U.S. Vice President Joe Biden it was important for Japan and South Korea to carry out their agreement on the issue of “comfort women”, the Japanese government said in a statement on Friday.
Leader of 2004 Haitian coup extradited to U.S. on drug rap
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – A Haitian politician and former coup leader was arrested and extradited on Thursday to the United States, where he is wanted for alleged drug trafficking and money laundering, authorities said.
China vows ‘zero tolerance’ for election fraud in upcoming party congress
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has vowed to give no quarter in handling election fraud in the upcoming central Communist Party congress to decide on its future leadership, warning cadres to learn from past political scandals.
U.S. spy chief ‘resolute’ on Russia cyber attack, differs with Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. intelligence official said on Thursday he was “even more resolute” in his belief that Russia staged cyber attacks on Democrats during the 2016 election campaign, rebuking persistent skepticism from Republican Preside…
Nuclear, missile tests show ‘qualitative’ improvement in North Korea capabilities: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Thursday North Korea had demonstrated a “qualitative” improvement in its nuclear and missile capabilities after an unprecedented level of tests last year, showing the needed to sustain pressure on Pyongy…
Syrian army, allies press assault to secure capital’s water supply
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian army and its allies pressed ahead on Friday with a two-week-long offensive to seize a strategic valley where a key spring provides supplies to four million people in the capital, Damascus, residents and rebels said.
Chad shuts border with Libya, deploys troops amid security concerns
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad, a key ally of the West in the fight against Islamist militants in West Africa, said on Thursday it has closed its long border with Libya and will deploy troops to the area in an effort to prevent the influx of militant fight…
