Russia says U.S. force deployment violates Syria’s sovereignty: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The deployment of U.S. special forces to Syria without coordination with Damascus violates Syria’s sovereignty, TASS news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Friday.
Russia says Syrian army planning offensives on Deir al-Zor, Raqqa: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Syrian Army is planning offensives against the cities of Deir al-Zor and Raqqa with the support of the Russian Air Force, RIA news agency quoted Alexei Borodavkin, Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, as saying on…
Japan’s corpse hotels upset some of the neighbors
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tucked away in a quiet residential street in Kawasaki city in Japan is a refurbished workshop with a plain silver exterior and black draped windows that residents describe as creepy.
Shanghai Hongqiao airport fire put out, two dead: state TV
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A fire in a basement at the Shanghai Hongqiao airport that broke out on Friday and killed two people has been put out, China Central Television (CCTV) said on its microblog, while an airport official said there had been no disrupti…
North Korea tightens security ahead of congress: South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has tightened security ahead of a ruling party congress, South Korea said on Friday, with authorities keen to avoid any “mishap” at the gathering at which advances in the drive for nuclear weapons will likely be hailed.
Biden visits Iraq in show of support amid multiple crises
ERBIL, Iraq/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and other top officials in unannounced visits to Baghdad and Erbil on Thursday to show support for a government battling Islamic State amid political…
After long delay, U.S. Senate approves envoy to Mexico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed President Barack Obama’s nominee for ambassador to Mexico after a long delay and behind-the-scenes maneuvering that included renewing sanctions imposed on Venezuelans and a State Department a…
Former Nazi guard expected to break silence at German trial
BERLIN (Reuters) – A 94-year-old former Auschwitz guard on trial in Germany over accusations that he was an accessory to the murder of at least 170,000 people is on Friday expected to have a statement read out by his lawyers in court.
Libyan government urges factions to hold off attacking Islamic State in Sirte
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s U.N.-backed unity government called on Thursday on military factions to hold off from any campaign against the Islamic State-controlled city of Sirte until a unified military command structure is created.
Mexico investigates top crime fighter over missing 43 students case
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – One of Mexico’s top crime fighters is under investigation over a key incident in the probe into the apparent massacre of 43 trainee teachers in 2014, the attorney general’s office said on Thursday, adding a twist to a case that …
