In abrupt shift on Syria, Trump turns to military advisers
WASHINGTON/PALM BEACH (Reuters) – Hours after a poison gas attack in Syria killed dozens of civilians on Tuesday, President Donald Trump’s intelligence advisers provided evidence Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was behind the atrocity, officials said.
Skirmishes in Johannesburg as South Africans protest against Zuma
PRETORIA/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Skirmishes broke out in Johannesburg as more than 60,000 people marched in South African cities on Friday in largely peaceful protests to demand President Jacob Zuma quit after a cabinet reshuffle triggered the latest …
Qatar Airways CEO says laptop ban will send militants elsewhere: Irish Times
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Militants would be able to get around a ban on carrying large electronic items into the cabins of planes bound for the United States by traveling from cities not impacted by the ban, Qatar Airways’ chief executive was quoted as sayin…
Basque militants ETA surrender arms in end to decades of conflict
BAYONNE, France/MADRID (Reuters) – Basque militant group ETA effectively ended an armed separatist campaign after almost half a century on Saturday, leading French authorities to the sites where it says its caches of weapons, explosives and ammunition …
Indonesia’s ‘marathon’ probe of politicians to test graft battle
JAKARTA (Reuters) – A corruption investigation into dozens of politicians is a cause for concern in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, but no other country has taken such a tough stance against graft over the past decade, Indonesian Vice President Jusuf…
Woman injured in Westminster attack has died: UK police
LONDON (Reuters) – A woman who was injured in the March 22 attack on Westminster has died, police said on Friday, taking the death toll from the incident to six including the attacker.
Australia’s counterterrorism unit investigates fatal petrol station stabbing
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s counterterrorism unit was investigating the fatal stabbing of a petrol station employee, but authorities said on Friday it was unclear if the attack was related to an organized militant group.
Singapore cuts jail term for megachurch leader in pop music fraud case
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A Singapore court on Friday cut the jail sentence for the co-founder of one of the city-state’s most popular churches, after he appealed his conviction and sentence for misusing millions of dollars to support of his wife’s pop sin…
Philippines to upgrade facilities, not occupy new areas in disputed sea: military
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines will upgrade existing facilities on its inhabited islands and reefs in the South China Sea and not occupy new territories, adhering to a 2002 informal code in the disputed waters, defense and military officials said o…
France confident U.S. will not cut into Mali U.N. mission needs
GAO, Mali (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister said on Friday he was confident that the United States would not seek cuts to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, but said Paris was ready to study its efficiency as Washington reviews its ov…
