Western-backed coalition under pressure over Yemen raid
DUBAI (Reuters) – An air strike on a funeral gathering, widely blamed on Saudi-led warplanes, poses more trouble for a Western-backed Arab campaign against Yemen’s Houthis that has long been criticized for civilian losses.
China says Thailand made decision to block HK activist’s visit
BEIJING (Reuters) – It was the Thai government that made a decision to block the entry to Thailand of a Hong Kong student activist last week, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Monday.
Palestinian kills two people in Jerusalem, then shot dead: police
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian who was due to begin a prison term in Israel next week went on a shooting spree on Sunday, killing a pedestrian and a police officer in Jerusalem before being shot dead by police, medical and law enforcement official…
China says willing to discuss ‘possibilities’ with India on nuclear group
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is willing to discuss “possibilities” with India on its bid to become a fully fledged member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), a senior Chinese diplomat said on Monday, holding out an olive branch ahead of a summit in Indi…
Thai king’s condition unstable after hemodialysis treatment: palace
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest reigning monarch, is in an unstable condition after receiving hemodialysis treatment, the palace said in a statement late on Sunday.
Pakistan PM rushes to end energy shortages ahead of 2018 poll
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – In Abdul Aziz’s print shop, the daily blackouts that plunge him into darkness and silence his rolling presses are costly and chip away at his faith in Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Exclusive: Afghan Taliban leader taught, preached in Pakistan, despite government vow to crack down
KUCHLAK, Pakistan (Reuters) – For 15 years until his sudden disappearance in May, the new leader of the Afghan Taliban insurgency openly taught and preached at the Al Haaj mosque in a dusty town in southwestern Pakistan, associates and students told Re…
German police make new raid in hunt for refugee planning bomb attack
CHEMNITZ, Germany (Reuters) – German police commandos stormed an apartment in the eastern city of Chemnitz on Sunday and detained a man in connection with a hunt for a Syrian refugee suspected of planning a bomb attack.
Hollande says unsure whether to receive Putin during Paris visit, cites Syria
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande said he was unsure whether to see his Russian counterpart when he visits Paris on Oct. 19 and condemned Vladimir Putin’s “unacceptable” support for Syrian air strikes, in excerpts from a TV interview…
Ukraine military postpones withdrawal from town, cites rebel shelling
STANYTSA LUHANSKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military on Sunday postponed a planned parallel withdrawal with pro-Russian separatists from Stanytsa Luhanska, a town on the eastern frontline, saying rebels had disregarded the agreement by firing arti…
