Turkish air strikes kill 20 Islamic State fighters in Syria: CNN Turk
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish air strikes killed 20 Islamic State militants in northern Syria on Saturday, broadcaster CNN Turk cited the Turkish military as saying on Sunday.
China, Russia naval drill in South China Sea to begin Monday
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and Russia will hold eight days of naval drills in the South China Sea off southern China’s Guangdong province starting from Monday, China’s navy said.
‘IS-inspired’ Australian charged with terrorism after stabbing
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A Sydney man was charged on Sunday with committing a terrorist attack and attempted murder that police said seemed to have been inspired by Islamic State, after he repeatedly stabbed a stranger on the street.
U.S. envoy says North Korea could face unilateral sanctions
TOKYO (Reuters) – The United States may launch unilateral sanctions against North Korea, a U.S. special envoy for the isolated state said on Sunday, two days after it carried out its fifth and biggest nuclear test in defiance of U.N. sanctions.
Bullets trump rehab as Asia quickens ‘failing’ war on drugs
BANGKOK/YANGON (Reuters) – The Philippines has launched a bloody “war on drugs” that has killed at least 2,400 people in just two months, while neighboring Indonesia has declared a “narcotics emergency” and resumed executing drug convicts after a long …
South Korea says North’s nuclear capability ‘speeding up’, calls for action
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said on Saturday that North Korea’s nuclear capability is expanding fast, echoing alarm around the world over the isolated state’s fifth and biggest nuclear test, carried out in defiance of U.N. sanctions.
France’s Sarkozy outlines measures to get tough on militants- report
PARIS (Reuters) – France needs to get tough on militants by creating special courts and detention facilities to boost security, the country’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy said in a interview published in Sunday newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche (JDD…
U.S.-Russian Syria peace deal raises rebel doubts as fighting rages
AMMAN/GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States and Russia reached a breakthrough deal early on Saturday to try to restore peace in Syria, but air strikes hours later on a busy market place that killed and injured dozens added to rebels’ doubts that any cea…
Israel attacks Syrian post after stray shell crosses border
JERUSALEM/AMMAN (Reuters) – Israeli aircraft attacked a Syrian artillery post on Saturday after a stray shell from fighting in Syria’s civil war landed inside the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Israel’s military said.
Bangladeshi police kill militant suspected in cafe attack
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladeshi police on Saturday shot dead a suspected militant who they believe played a key role in an attack on a cafe in Dhaka in July in which 22 people, mostly foreigners, were killed, the national police chief said.
