Turkey jails businessmen, orders military officers detained: media report
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey jailed 16 businessmen pending trial on Thursday and issued arrest warrants for dozens of military officers over alleged links to the U.S.-based cleric blamed by Ankara for July’s attempted coup, Turkish media said.
Car bomb explodes near foreign ministry in Tripoli, local media report
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A car bomb exploded near the foreign ministry in the center of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, early on Thursday, local media reported.
No evidence Zika in Singapore more or less severe than strain in Americas: media
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – There is no evidence that the Zika outbreak in Singapore is caused by a viral strain that is more or less severe than the strain circulating in Latin America, Singapore media reported on Thursday, citing the health ministry.
Syria says peace plan remarks show Britain’s Johnson out of touch with reality
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that statements by Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson demonstrate London’s part in “aggression” against Syria and showed he did not understand the situation there.
Slovak rescue helicopter crashes, four dead
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – A rescue helicopter crashed in central Slovakia on Wednesday night, killing three rescuers and a patient aboard, a spokeswoman for the private rescue service Air Transport Europe said.
Turkish shelling kills six members of Kurdish force in Syria: Observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkish army shelling killed six members of the Kurdish security forces in an area of northwestern Syria controlled by Kurdish groups overnight, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
Small blast in Afghan capital during commemoration march
KABUL (Reuters) – An explosion went off in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Thursday as crowds gathered to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the death of Ahmad Shah Masoud, a leader of the fight against Soviet forces in the 1980s and an enemy of the Tal…
Japan’s proposed anti-conspiracy law stirs civil rights concerns
TOKYO (Reuters) – More than a decade after an initial attempt failed, Japan wants to enact legislation to penalize conspiracies to commit crimes such as terrorism but critics say such changes would give police power to trample civil liberties.
Argentina detains terrorism suspect wanted in U.S.
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A Lebanese citizen wanted in the United States for suspected ties to terrorism was detained at Argentina’s international airport on Wednesday, state news agency Telam said.
Japan PM urges ‘strict’ implementation of sanctions on North Korea
VIENTIANE (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that strong pressure from the international community was the only way to halt North Korea’s rocket and nuclear tests and that economic sanctions needed to be implemented “strict…
