Iranian forces kill five Kurdish separatists, Revolutionary Guards say
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards killed five members of a Kurdish separatist group involved in assaults last month in the northwest of the country, state media said on Monday.
EU chief says getting closer to granting Turks visa-free travel
BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union is getting closer to granting Turks visa-free travel to Europe, but talks on this will continue until at least October, European Council President Donald Tusk said in an interview with German newspaper Bild publish…
Taiwan opposition slams former leader’s travel ban to Hong Kong
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s opposition Nationalist Party slammed the self-ruled island’s new government as “suppressive” for barring former president Ma Ying-jeou from traveling to Chinese-controlled Hong Kong on the grounds of national security.
Zimbabwe villagers displaced by diamond mining hope to see action from government
MUTARE, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Villagers re-located to a sprawling government-owned farm complex in eastern Zimbabwe to make way for the nation’s biggest diamond field are hoping that President Robert Mugabe’s move to take control of t…
Massive North Korea cyber attack thwarted after hacking South Korea: report
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has hacked into more than 140,000 computers at large South Korean conglomerates and government agencies and planted malicious codes that may have been intended for a massive cyber attack that has been thwarted, a news repo…
Facing fewer checkpoints, Taliban make Afghan road trips more risky
KABUL (Reuters) – A series of kidnappings and murders on Afghanistan’s highways has some officials and travelers questioning the NATO-backed strategy that reduced security check posts protecting roads in order to free up police and soldiers to go after…
Bomb blast in central Beirut aimed at bank: minister
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A bomb exploded outside the headquarters of Lebanese Blom Bank in central Beirut on Sunday, causing damage but no fatalities, the interior minister said.
Former Niger Delta militants urge Avengers to join in government talks
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – A group of Nigerian former militants have urged the Niger Delta Avengers, who have claimed responsibility for a recent string of attacks on oil and gas facilities, to join in discussions with the government, a statement sai…
Britain’s authority within EU will rise after ‘In’ vote: PM Cameron
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s influence in the European Union will be stronger if it votes to remain in the bloc in a June 23 referendum, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday with the latest polls showing Britons almost evenly split over whether …
Italy’s coastguard says 1,230 migrants rescued on Sunday
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s coastguard said on Sunday a total of 1,230 migrants had been picked up in nine rescue operations in the waters between Sicily and North Africa, with one dead body being recovered.
