Car bomb in Turkey’s southeast kills eight, wounds more than 100: PM
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A car bomb attack by Kurdish militants in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir on Friday killed eight people and wounded more than 100, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said.
Myanmar not trying to hide anything in Rakhine, investigating: Suu Kyi
TOKYO (Reuters) – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Friday investigations were underway into the situation in Rakhine State, where many members of a Muslim minority live and where human rights workers say conflict has led to abuse of civilians by…
British banker in HK ‘needed cocaine boost’ for courage to torture, kill
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Prosecution and defense lawyers used their closing arguments on Friday to try to convince a Hong Kong jury of the extent British banker Rurik Jutting was in control of his actions when he tortured, raped and killed two Indonesian …
Austrian parliament’s roof catches fire, damage limited
VIENNA (Reuters) – The roof of Austria’s parliament building caught fire on Friday morning but the blaze was quickly extinguished and damage limited, a spokesman for the Vienna fire brigade said.
Journalist killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A journalist working for Afghan television station Ariana News was killed by a roadside bomb in the southern province of Helmand on Friday, his employer said, adding to a growing toll on media workers in Afghanistan…
Russia says U.N. South Sudan mission ‘in ruins’ after firing
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia on Thursday criticized U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon’s decision to fire a Kenyan peacekeeping commander in South Sudan as premature, saying the mission there was now “in ruins” after Kenya vowed to withdraw all its troops in …
South Korea’s Park says ‘hard to forgive myself’ for political crisis
SEOUL (Reuters) – A tearful and apologetic South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Friday her “heart was breaking” over a political scandal that has engulfed her administration, pledging to cooperate with prosecutors in their investigation.
Thailand’s junta and ousted PM Yingluck seek rice farmers’ support ahead of 2017 election
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s politically powerful rice farmers are becoming the new battleground between the country’s junta and ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, with both trying to woo their support amid concerns of a flashpoint ahead of 2…
Turkey blocks access to Twitter, Whatsapp: internet monitoring group
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Access to social media sites Twitter and Whatsapp was blocked in Turkey on Friday, an internet monitoring group said, following the detentions of 11 pro-Kurdish lawmakers in the mainly Kurdish southeast overnight.
Two Syria-bound Malaysians arrested in Turkey: police
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Two Malaysians were arrested by Turkish authorities on their way to Syria, where they were planning to join up with the Islamic State militant group, Malaysian police said on Friday.
