Explosion kills three soldiers in eastern Turkey: security sources
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Three soldiers were killed when an explosion hit a military vehicle in the eastern Turkish province of Tunceli on Friday, security sources told Reuters.
China local government says chemical fire under control, no casualties
BEIJING (Reuters) – The government of Jingjiang city in China’s eastern Jiangsu province said on Friday that a fire at a chemical plant had been put under control and there were no casualties.
A tale of two Nordic EU referendums: A lesson for Brexit?
STOCKHOLM/OSLO (Reuters) – With Britain’s noisy campaign over “Brexit” polarizing voters, tight referendums in Norway and Sweden over EU membership two decades ago offer lessons how “no scare” campaigns that shun the establishment can swing voters at t…
Russian forces in Syria fired on Israeli military aircraft: newspaper
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Russian forces in Syria have fired at least twice on Israeli military aircraft, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seek improved operational coordination with Moscow, Israel’s top-selling newspaper said on Friday.
Turkish court remands executive in custody over Gulen links: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court remanded seven people in custody pending trial, including an executive of a major construction company, accused of funding the movement of President Tayyip Erdogan’s foe, Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, state media s…
South Korea train derails killing engineer, injuring eight
SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean passenger train derailed near the southern city of Yeosu on Friday, killing an engineer and injuring eight others, the railway operator said.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes disaster-hit Ecuador: USGS
(Reuters) – A powerful earthquake measuring 6.0 magnitude struck Ecuador on Thursday, as the country was still struggling to recover from a deadly quake that killed 587 people, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.
Mexico’s Pemex puts blast death toll at 24, blames leak
COATZACOALCOS, Mexico (Reuters) – Twenty-four people died after a leak caused a deadly petrochemical plant blast, and the death toll could still rise, Mexican oil giant Pemex said on Thursday, the latest in a series of fatal accidents to batter the com…
China tells Taiwan it will try telecoms fraud suspects
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will try the 45 Taiwan suspects in a telecoms fraud case who were deported by Kenya to China this month, the Chinese government told a delegation from Taiwan, state media reported, in a case that has angered the self-ruled isl…
China’s Xi takes up new military title as part of reforms process
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping has been appointed commander-in-chief of a new joint command headquarters for China’s military, state media said, part of an on-going reform program to modernize the world’s largest armed forces.
