Egypt hands over remains of air crash victims
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt began on Saturday handing over to their families the bodies of those who died when EgyptAir flight MS804 crashed into the Mediterranean in May with the loss of 66 passengers and crew, the state news agency MENA reported.
Roadside bomb kills police officer, soldier in Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – A police officer and a soldier were killed by a roadside bomb in Egypt’s northern Sinai peninsula on Saturday, security sources said.
Caution marks Iraqi army advance against Islamic State north of Mosul
SADA, Iraq (Reuters) – The earth shook three times with the impact of air strikes targeting Islamic State positions north of Mosul. Only then did the Iraqi troops assembled on the edge of the small farming village advance.
China considering strong measures to contain Taiwan: sources
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military has become alarmed by what it sees as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s support of Taiwan and is considering strong measures to prevent the island from moving toward independence, sources with ties to senior milit…
Yazidi woman escapes Islamic State in Mosul as Iraqi forces advance
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – A Yazidi woman held captive by Islamic State militants for more than two years managed to escape when Iraqi forces pushed into Mosul and provided information that helped them retake a neighbourhood of the city, Iraqi commanders …
Indonesia warns airline after videos appear to show intoxicated pilot
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities have issued a warning to airline PT Citilink Indonesia after videos circulated appearing to show an intoxicated pilot from the low-cost carrier going through security and then sounding incoherent on the aircra…
China’s Ying Kou Port Group chairman sentenced to 14 years for bribery: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The chairman of China’s Ying Kou Port Group was sentenced to 14 years in prison for accepting around 26.8 million yuan (3.13 million pounds) in bribes, said the official Xinhua news agency on Saturday.
China says ‘Sky Net’ campaign recovers $331 million in corruption losses
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China has recovered 2.3 billion yuan ($331.27 million) in losses from graft in the first 11 months of this year from across more than 70 different regions and countries, the country’s corruption watchdog said on its official websit…
No space for Hong Kong independence, China says
BEIJING (Reuters) – There is no space for Hong Kong independence in the “one country, two systems” agreement under which Beijing governs the former British colony, but there can be tolerance for differences in their systems, a senior Chinese official s…
U.S. embassy in Guatemala closes temporarily after threats
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – The United States embassy in Guatemala closed early on Friday after it received threats, a representative said, without giving further details.
