Drones emerge from shadows to become key cog in U.S. war machine
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan/CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada (Reuters) – When U.S. drones obliterated a car carrying Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour last month, it was the kind of targeted killing that unmanned aircraft are best known for.
Turkey to suspend EU migration deal if no visa-free travel for Turks: minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey would have to suspend its agreement with the European Union to stem the flow of migrants into the bloc if there is no deal to grant visa-free travel to Turks, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told state broadcaster TRT Habe…
Kremlin: NATO war games undermine trust, threaten Europe’s security
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Military exercises currently being conducted by NATO in Poland and several other European nations do not contribute to an atmosphere of trust and security on the continent, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Tuesday….
China says foreign NGO law a step to advance rule of law
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi, the country’s top diplomat, said on Tuesday a new law managing the operation of foreign non-government organizations in China is a step to advance the rule of law.
Kerry says U.S., China will enforce sanctions on North Korea
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday the United States and China are determined to fully enforce sanctions against North Korea.
Japanese boy left in forest was crying so hard, he walked the wrong way: media
TOKYO (Reuters) – The seven-year-old Japanese boy abandoned in a forest by his parents for being naughty meant to follow his parents’ car but was crying so hard he went the wrong way, a newspaper said.
Hindu priest in Bangladesh hacked to death by suspected Islamists
DHAKA (Reuters) – Suspected militants in Bangladesh hacked an elderly Hindu priest to death on Tuesday, in what police suspected was the latest in a spate of attacks by Islamists on members of minority groups in the majority-Muslim country.
Presidents and billionaires drive battle against Africa’s deadliest creature
ARUSHA, Tanzania (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Jakaya Kikwete, the former president of Tanzania, recalled arriving at his cousin’s house to find the family arguing about taking their feverish teenage daughter to hospital.
Saudi-led Yemen coalition removed from U.N. child rights blacklist pending review
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Monday it had removed the Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen from a child rights blacklist pending a joint review by the world body and the coalition of the cases of child deaths and injur…
Three Jordanian intelligence officers killed in attack in Palestinian camp
AMMAN (Reuters) – Three Jordanian intelligence officers and two other security personnel were killed in an attack on their security office in a Palestinian refugee camp outside the Jordanian capital, Amman, and one suspect was arrested, officials said …
