Syrian rebels advance against Islamic State near Turkish border
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebel forces closed in on a town near the Turkish border held by Islamic State militants on Tuesday after seizing numerous villages from the group in the area, rebels and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
North Korea can put nuclear warhead on mid-range missile: South
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea can mount a nuclear warhead on a medium-range missile, a South Korean official said on Tuesday in a new assessment of the capability of a country that conducted its fourth nuclear test this year.
Kerry: Syria talks to test if Assad can negotiate in good faith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Upcoming peace talks on a political transition in Syria will test whether Syrian President Bashar al-Assad can negotiate in good faith, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday before a fresh round of negotiations in Ge…
Record-breaking levels of harvest-time hunger in South Sudan, says U.N
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A record 5.8 million people in South Sudan or half its population do not know where their next meal will come from as conflict and poor rains have increased cereal prices by nearly five-fold in a year, the United …
Six arrested after low-caste boys stripped, beaten in India
MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Six men were arrested in the Indian state of Rajasthan after media reports and a video emerged of three lower-caste boys being stripped naked and beaten by villagers for allegedly stealing a motorbike.
Canada warns refugees, immigrants about phone extortion scams
TORONTO (Reuters) – Telephone scammers have begun to target refugees in Canada with extortion schemes by posing as government employees and threatening them with arrest or deportation unless they immediately wire money, Canadian authorities said.
Gang violence blamed for refugee crisis in Central America
GENEVA (Reuters) – Gang violence in parts of Central America has created a refugee crisis reminiscent of the 1980s when wars forced large numbers from their home countries, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday.
Turkey should consider stripping citizenship from supporters of terrorism: Erdogan
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey should consider stripping citizenship from supporters of terrorism, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, adding that the government had “nothing to discuss with terrorists”.
EU top official says Poland must respect top court’s ruling on reforms
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s constitutional crisis which has set it at odds with its Western allies could still be solved through dialogue, but the Warsaw government must first bow to a key court ruling which it has so far rejected, a top EU official sa…
Gunmen kidnap Lebanese, kill soldier in Nigeria’s Delta: police
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen killed a Nigerian soldier and kidnapped a Lebanese construction worker on Tuesday in the southern oil-producing Niger Delta, police said.
