India urges security forces to exercise restraint in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – India has asked its security forces to exercise restraint in responding to protests in disputed Kashmir and replace pellet guns with non-lethal weapons, its home affairs minister said on Sunday.
Blast in northwest Baghdad claimed by Islamic State kills six
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least six people were killed and 20 wounded in a suicide bomb attack claimed by Islamic State in a mostly Shi’ite Muslim district of northwest Baghdad, police and medical sources said on Sunday.
ASEAN deadlocked on South China Sea, Cambodia blocks statement
VIENTIANE (Reuters) – Southeast Asian nations failed to agree on maritime disputes in the South China Sea on Sunday after Cambodia blocked any mention to an international court ruling against Beijing in their statement, diplomats said.
Nepal’s PM quits just before no confidence vote after allies depart
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Oli resigned on Sunday, nine months after coming to power, minutes before parliament was to vote on a no confidence motion he was likely to lose.
UK seeks to assuage global worries over path to Brexit
CHENGDU, China (Reuters) – Britain’s new finance minister Philip Hammond, under pressure from his peers from around the world, said on Sunday there could be more clarity later this year on how the country will exit the European Union.
Turkish president gains upper hand in power struggle
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – At the crossroads between a divided Europe and a convulsed Middle East, Turkey is caught in a power struggle between former Islamist allies which is shaking democratic institutions and raises questions about its future path.
Kerry’s Syria plan with Russia faces deep skepticism in U.S., abroad
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Skeptics in the U.S. government, European allies in the anti-Islamic State coalition and the main Syrian opposition, distrustful of Russia’s intentions, are questioning Secretary of State John Kerry’s latest proposal for closer U.S.-Russian cooperation against extremist groups in Syria.
Bangladesh arrests four female militants in hunt for cafe attackers
DHAKA (Reuters) – Police in Bangladesh arrested on Sunday four female members of a home-grown militant group blamed for a bloody attack on a cafe in which 22 people were killed, most of them foreigners, an officer said.
Syrian government says ready for further peace talks: state media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s government said on Sunday it was ready for further peace talks with the opposition and that it was intent on a political solution to the five-year conflict.
Eight dead, more than 20 missing after boat capsizes off Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian authorities have recovered the bodies of eight Indonesians and are searching for more than 20 who are still missing after their boat capsized off the southern state of Johor on Saturday night.
