Senior opposition negotiator Alloush says not optimistic on talks
GENEVA (Reuters) – Senior Syrian opposition negotiator Mohamed Alloush, representing Jaish al-Islam (Islam Army), a major rebel group, said on Tuesday he was not optimistic about the prospects for peace talks in Geneva.
Nine migrants, including two babies drowned off Turkish coast: coastguard
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The bodies of nine people, including two babies, were found drowned off the coast of western Turkey on Tuesday, after a boat carrying people to Greece partly capsized, the Turkish coast guard said in a statement.
Jordan needs international help over refugee crisis: King Abdullah
LONDON (Reuters) – Jordan’s King Abdullah says his country needs long-term aid from the international community to cope with a huge influx of Syrian refugees, warning that unless it received support the “dam is going to burst”.
China defends law enforcers as U.S. calls for clarity on booksellers
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday its law enforcement officials would never do anything illegal, especially not overseas, after the United States called on China to clarify the status of five missing Hong Kong book…
Syrian army, allies press major offensive north of Aleppo
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian army and its allies made further advances on Tuesday in a major offensive that could cut insurgents’ supply lines between the north western city of Aleppo and the Turkish border, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said…
No government in sight as Spain’s king wraps up second round of talks
MADRID (Reuters) – Talks on Tuesday between Spain’s king and senior party leaders on forming a government look unlikely to break the country’s political deadlock, increasing chances of a new national election in coming months.
Haiti PM to resign so consensus government can be formed: sources
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s prime minister is expected to resign as part of an effort to form an interim government to take over from outgoing President Michel Martelly, two senior government sources said, after a botched election and violent st…
Passengers evacuated after bomb threat on local Portugal flight
LISBON (Reuters) – A bomb threat on a plane preparing to leave Faro airport in Portugal’s southern region of Algarve for Lisbon forced the evacuation of its 38 passengers early on Tuesday, a spokesman for the country’s flag carrier TAP said.
Australian PM Turnbull weighs early poll to break political deadlock
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday raised the possibility of dissolving both houses of Parliament and calling an early election to break a political deadlock that has stymied the government, government officials aw…
China sentences two men to death in killing of Tibetan religious leader
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has sentenced two men to death for the 2013 killing of a prominent Tibetan religious leader, state media said, in what had been one of Tibet’s most closely watched murder cases.
