Three Turkish soldiers, 13 PKK militants killed in clashes: sources
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Three Turkish soldiers and 13 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants were killed on Monday during clashes in Turkey’s largely Kurdish southeast, security sources said.
Two years of fear: Christian widow survives Islamic State
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – An elderly Christian widow who survived two years of Islamic State rule over her northern Iraqi town said the jihadists threatened to kill her, forced her to spit on a crucifix and made her stamp on an image of the Virgin Mary.
China says ‘situation’ at disputed Scarborough Shoal has not changed
BEIJING/MANILA (Reuters) – China said on Monday the situation at the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea “has not changed and will not change”, after the Philippines said Chinese vessels that blocked the area for four years had stopped ha…
Help us! Women in Indian mill pen letter describing sexual abuse at work
DINDIGUL, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A letter from six women at a spinning mill in southern India, describing the sexual harassment they face at work and asking for help, exposes the widespread exploitation of women in the multi-billion-dolla…
Afghan elders killed in suicide attack on meeting
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed at least four people and wounded seven at a meeting of tribal elders on Monday in the eastern province of Nangarhar, Afghan officials said, blaming Islamic State militants for the attack.
Mali Islamist militant leader announces unilateral cease-fire
BAMAKO (Reuters) – The leader of the Islamist militant group Ansar Dine has agreed to cease attacks in Mali that have killed dozens of civilians, soldiers and U.N. peacekeepers this year, the president of the West African nation’s top Islamic body said…
Turkey detains editor, top staff at opposition newspaper
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police detained the editor and a dozen senior staff from the main secularist opposition newspaper on Monday, a day after 10,000 more civil servants were sacked over suspected links to a failed July coup.
Thailand’s royal succession following the junta script
BANGKOK (Reuters) – News that Thailand is making preparations for the crown prince to ascend to the throne on Dec. 1 is likely to allay worries that the kingdom was headed for a period of instability following the death of beloved King Bhumibol Adulyad…
Xi’s role as Party ‘core’ is not a sign of dictatorship: official
BEIJING (Reuters) – Bestowing President Xi Jinping with the title of “core” leader is not a sign of dictatorship in China’s ruling Communist Party, a senior party official said on Monday, stressing that the designation was crucial to achieving importan…
Western powers meet Libyan PM over political standoff
LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S., British and Italian foreign ministers began talks with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Seraj on Monday to tackle a political standoff preventing Tripoli’s U.N.-brokered unity government from expanding its authority outside the …
