Turkey orders trial for newspaper staff, detains more pro-Kurd officials
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities ordered on Saturday that the editor and senior staff of a leading opposition newspaper be arrested pending trial, as more pro-Kurdish officials were detained sparking protests against the widening state c…
Moscow warns of possible attacks by Russian jihadists on return home from Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Thousands of Russians have been fighting in Syria in anti-government ranks, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview published on Saturday, issuing a warning of possible attacks by them on their return home.
Tens of thousands protest in South Korea, call for president to quit
SEOUL (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of South Koreans protested in central Seoul on Saturday in one the largest demonstrations in the country’s capital for years, calling on embattled President Park Geun-hye to resign over a growing influence-peddling s…
Dependent on migrant dollars, rural Mexico prays for Trump defeat
MOLCAXAC, Mexico (Reuters) – In the small southern market town of Molcaxac, 650 miles (1050 km) from the U.S. border, Alicia Villa is praying to God that Republican candidate Donald Trump does not become the next president of the United States.
Germany’s CSU edges toward rapprochement with Merkel’s CDU
BERLIN (Reuters) – Bavaria’s Christian Social Union (CSU) on Saturday agreed to focus on common interests with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) ahead of national polls next year, edging away from differences over immigration that ha…
EU’s Juncker says will be Turkey’s fault if migrant deal fails
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker dismissed Turkey’s threats to walk away from a promise to stem the flow of illegal migrants to Europe if the European Union fails to grant Turks visa-free travel to the bloc.
Ireland checking if Irish Islamic State supporter in Mosul suicide attack
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s foreign ministry is investigating reports that an Irish citizen died in a suicide attack near the Iraqi city of Mosul, a spokesman said on Saturday.
Turkish military says hits 71 Islamic State targets in northern Syria
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s military hit 71 Islamic State targets in Syria over the last 24 hours, the army said on Saturday, intensifying strikes against the militant group, which has claimed responsibility for the latest bomb attack in southeast Turk…
U.S. general pledges investigation on Afghan air strike casualties
KABUL (Reuters) – The top American general in Afghanistan promised on Saturday an investigation into civilian casualties caused by an air strike in support of Afghan special forces and their U.S. advisors near the northern city of Kunduz this week.
Detained Philippine mayor on Duterte’s drug list killed in prison shootout
MANILA (Reuters) – A mayor on Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s list of top drugs suspects was killed during a shootout at a prison on Saturday, police said, in the latest high-profile killing in his bloody war on narcotics.
