Russia says Damascus embassy targeted in mortar attack, no staff hurt
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian embassy in Damascus was targeted in a mortar attack on Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, condemning what it called “a terrorist attack” in the Syrian capital.
Three South Koreans found shot dead in Philippines amid string of killings
SEOUL (Reuters) – The bodies of three South Koreans with gunshot wounds to the head have been found in the Philippines, a South Korean foreign ministry official said on Thursday, the latest in a string of killings of Koreans in the southeast Asian nati…
Austrian chancellor makes conciliatory noises on EU-Canada trade deal
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern said on Thursday many of his concerns about a free trade deal between the European Union and Canada had been addressed in an additional declaration, toning down his rhetoric days ahead of a vote on …
Death toll rises as Myanmar battles border attackers
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s security forces have now killed at least 26 people in response to attacks on police that have sparked a dramatic escalation in violence in a Muslim-majority region along its border with Bangladesh, according to reports in s…
China says to tackle veterans’ benefits after high-profile protest in capital
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will keep tackling the difficulties facing demobilized soldiers and pays attention to resolving their problems, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday, after hundreds protested outside a major military building against job loss…
Ecuador moves Assange questioning to November
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador has delayed until Nov. 14 its questioning of Julian Assange in a Swedish rape investigation, at the Wikileaks founder’s request, the prosecutor’s office of the Andean country said on Wednesday.
China urges Australia to be ‘cautious’ on South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) – China hopes that Australia acts and speaks with caution on the South China Sea and that its words and actions on the matter match each other, a senior Chinese officer told the visiting head of the Australian Defence Force.
Australia charges two teenagers with planning Islamic State-inspired attack
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police on Thursday charged two 16-year boys with planning an imminent, Islamic State-inspired terror attack.
Deadly Bangladesh blaze shows up safety gaps three years after factory collapse
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s safety inspectors twice extended an operating license at a food and cigarette packaging plant in the capital Dhaka without making physical checks.
Kerry, Lavrov to resume talks on Syria despite war crimes row
MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet his Russian counterpart in Switzerland on Saturday to discuss Syria, officials said on Wednesday, as a devastating bombing campaign of the city of Aleppo intensified.
