China urges U.N. focus on militants using poison gas in Syria
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Thursday urged U.N. Security Council members to back a draft resolution demanding states report when militants are developing chemical weapons in Syria.
Iraq’s Kurds declare independence in cyberspace with .krd domain name
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Denied their own state in reality, Iraq’s Kurds have declared independence in cyberspace with a new domain name that has provoked the ire of a neighbor hostile to their aspirations.
Turkey expects next migrant wave from Greece within days: minister
VIENNA (Reuters) – Ankara expects the next wave of migrants returning from Greece to Turkey to start within a “few days” and to consist of around 250 people, Turkish EU Affairs Minister Volkan Bozkir said on Thursday.
Poland says NATO must speak to Russia from position of strength
WARSAW (Reuters) – NATO should return to Cold War ways of thinking in its relations with Russia, and speak to Moscow from a position of strength to counter its renewed assertiveness in eastern Europe, Polish deputy defense minister said.
EU parliament approves deal on sharing air passenger data after militant attacks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Parliament gave final approval on Thursday to an exchange of airline passenger data between security forces in the European Union, ending a stand-off between privacy advocates and those who consider the move crucial to…
Azerbaijan says one soldier killed in fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Azerbaijan said on Thursday one of its soldiers had been killed in fighting over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
U.S., allies target Islamic State with 21 strikes in Iraq, Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition staged 21 strikes on Wednesday against the Islamic State militant group, according to the coalition leading the operations in Iraq and Syria.
Taliban kill top police official in Afghanistan ambush
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents ambushed and killed a police commander and seven other people, including three women, in Afghanistan on Thursday, two days after the insurgents announced the beginning of their spring offensive.
Mali’s president operated on in France for tumor
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita underwent an operation at a hospital in Paris this week as part of treatment for a benign tumor on his neck, the presidency said in a statement late on Wednesday.
Cuban farmers in ‘agony’ waiting for promised reforms
ARTEMISA, Cuba (Reuters) – In Cuban farm country – between sugar cane, vegetable patches and overgrown fallow land a world away from Havana’s tourist-filled streets – producers are seething at what they say is the government’s backsliding on promised m…
