U.S. drone strike kills 15 civilians in Afghanistan, United Nations says
KABUL (Reuters) – At least 15 civilians were killed and 13 wounded in a U.S. unmanned aircraft strike in eastern Afghanistan, the United Nations said, calling for an independent investigation into the incident.
Hong Kong billionaire tycoon Cheng Yu-tung dies aged 91
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The billionaire founder of Hong Kong property group New World Development Co Ltd, Cheng Yu-tung, died late on Thursday aged 91, the company said on Friday.
Fore! South Korea golf course may get anti-missile battery
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s military aims to deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense unit on a golf course, a defense ministry official said on Friday, after it had to scrap its initial site for the battery in the face of opposition from residents….
Kurdish role in Raqqa offensive could trigger ethnic conflict: Turkish official
ANKARA (Reuters) – Relying on a Kurdish militia in a U.S.-backed offensive to take the Syrian city of Raqqa from Islamic State could trigger prolonged ethnic conflict and Arab fighters should instead form the core of the operation, a senior Turkish off…
Dutch government rebukes Russian ambassador over MH17 remarks
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch Foreign Ministry summoned Russia’s ambassador in The Hague for a diplomatic rebuke on Friday after Moscow made remarks critical of the criminal investigation into the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.
PM stokes fear of attacks to rally Hungarians to vote down migrant quotas
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged Hungarians to reject European Union migrant quotas in a referendum on Sunday, evoking the fear of a militant attack to rally people to the polls in a vote that looks uncertain to reach the required…
Turkey pulls plug on 20 radio, TV channels in post-coup emergency decree
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has ordered the closure of 20 television and radio stations, including one that airs children’s programs, on charges they spread “terrorist propaganda”, adding to fears that emergency rule is being used to stifle the media.
Britain’s child abuse inquiry denies crisis as top lawyer quits
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s beleaguered national inquiry into child sex abuse, one of its largest and most expensive ever undertaken, has denied it is in crisis after its most senior lawyer became the latest figure to quit.
Turkey suspends 1,500 prison personnel and guards in post-coup probe: minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have suspended 1,500 prison personnel and guards over links with the U.S.-based cleric Turkey accuses of orchestrating the failed July coup, justice minister Bekir Bozdag said.
Bomb threat at Malaysia’s stock exchange a hoax
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A bomb threat which prompted the evacuation of Malaysia’s stock exchange on Friday was a hoax, state news agency Bernama reported, quoting police.
