Egyptian forces kill two militants in clashes in upscale Cairo area
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian security forces killed two suspected Islamist militants during clashes in the upscale Cairo district of Maadi on Wednesday, security sources said.
Lavrov: Russia won’t stop Syria strikes until ‘terrorists’ defeated
MUSCAT (Reuters) – Russia will not stop its air strikes on Syria until armed groups, such as al Qaeda’s wing there, are defeated, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
Declaring de-radicalisation success, China reduces 11 sentences
BEIJING (Reuters) – Authorities in China’s unruly far-western region of Xinjiang have reduced the sentences of 11 people jailed for threatening state security after declaring success of a re-radicalisation programme, state news agency Xinhua reported.
U.S. says open to patrols with Philippines in waters disputed with China
MANILA (Reuters) – The United States is open to the possibility of joint naval patrols with the Philippines in the South China Sea, a U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday, stressing it would continue to exercise “freedom of navigation” in the disputed water…
Saudi court commutes Palestinian poet’s death sentence to jail, lashes: lawyer
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Saudi court has commuted the death sentence against a Palestinian poet on charges of apostasy and abandoning his Muslim faith to eight years in jail and 800 lashes, his lawyer said.
Slovenia to offer military instructors in fight against ISIS
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenia is likely to offer weapons and military instructors to the US-led coalition against the Islamic State (ISIS), the national Radio Slovenia said on Wednesday, citing unofficial sources.
Australian asylum ruling paves way for deportation of infants
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s High Court threw out a challenge to offshore immigration detention camps on Wednesday, clearing the way for the deportation of dozens of infants born in Australia to detained asylum seekers.
Japan readies military to shoot down North Korean rocket
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Defence Minister Gen Nakatani on Wednesday ordered ballistic missile defense units, including Aegis destroyers in the Sea of Japan and Patriot missile batteries onshore, to be ready to shoot down any North Korean rocket that t…
Canadian who says he fought Islamic State detained in Australia
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A Canadian who said he fought alongside Kurdish forces against Islamic State in Syria has been detained while trying to enter Australia and told he will be deported, his father said on Wednesday.
Murder rate dips, but Venezuela still global hotspot
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s murder rate fell last year to 58 per 100,000 inhabitants, the government said on Tuesday, but the violence-racked nation remains one of the world’s most dangerous.
