Malaysia arrests 16 for suspected militant links
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian police said on Sunday they have arrested 16 people for suspected militant links after a two-week operation across the country.
China sentences former Yunnan party boss to death for bribery with reprieve
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has sentenced the former Communist Party boss from the southwestern province of Yunnan to death for bribery with a two-year reprieve, the latest official to fall in President Xi Jinping’s sweeping war on graft.
Ruling party in Georgia wins election – partial results
TBILISI (Reuters) – The ruling party in Georgia was on track for a comfortable win in parliamentary elections seen as a test of political stability in the former Soviet nation, partial results showed on Sunday.
Turkey says 38 Islamic State militants killed in northern Syria
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Thirty-eight Islamic State militants were killed in northern Syria over the last 24 hours, the Turkish military said on Sunday, marking an escalation of conflict in the area where Syrian rebels, backed by Turkey, are fighting the j…
U.S. envoy says Washington to use all means to pressure North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – Washington will use all available means outside the U.N. Security Council to isolate North Korea over its nuclear weapons program and counter its growing threat to world order, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations said on Sunday.
No casualties reported after China refinery blast
BEIJING (Reuters) – Equipment at an oil refinery in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing caught fire and exploded on Sunday, state media said, in the country’s latest industrial accident.
Russian police shoot dead eight militants in Chechnya clashes: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Police shot dead eight militants in Chechnya in southern Russia around midnight on Saturday after the men, traveling in two cars, opened fire when asked to stop at a checkpoint, the Interfax news agency reported on Sunday.
Bangladesh kills 12 Islamists blamed for cafe attack
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladeshi security forces on Saturday killed 12 members of an Islamist militant group blamed for a deadly attack on a cafe in Dhaka in July, senior officials said.
Seven killed in Afghan helicopter crash: defence ministry
KABUL (Reuters) – An Afghan air force helicopter crashed in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least seven people on board, said Afghan Defence Ministry officials who described the crash as an accident.
One killed, thousands without power as storms hit Australia
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Wind gusts and storms lashed the Australian state of Victoria on Sunday, killing one woman and disrupting power supplies to more than 100,000 people.
