France says Syrian government air strikes erode peace efforts
PARIS (Reuters) – Syrian government air strikes on the outskirts of Damascus that killed 33 were designed to “terrorize” the Syrian people and erode attempts to find a political solution to the conflict, French Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain Nadal s…
Protests as espionage trial of prominent Turkish journalists resumes
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Hundreds of people including opposition politicians protested outside the trial of two prominent Turkish journalists facing life in prison on espionage charges on Friday, hours after President Tayyip Erdogan denied curbing press fr…
Protests as espionage trial of prominent Turkish journalists resumes
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Hundreds of people including opposition politicians protested outside the trial of two prominent Turkish journalists facing life in prison on espionage charges on Friday, hours after President Tayyip Erdogan denied curbing press fr…
Kremlin hopes Syrian government delegation will show flexibility at peace talks
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Friday it hoped the Syrian government delegation would show flexibility at peace talks with the opposition.
Myanmar’s ruling party, military clash over Suu Kyi role
NAYPYITAW/YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s upper house of parliament approved a bill on Friday that gives Aung San Suu Kyi a powerful government role, despite opposition from the military on the second day of her party’s new administration.
Police detain 15 in Islamic State raids in western Turkey: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police detained 15 people in raids early on Friday targeting the Islamic State militant group in the western coastal province of Izmir, the private Dogan news agency reported.
China angered at rights award for exiled Xinjiang leader
BEIJING (Reuters) – China expressed anger on Friday about an exiled leader from the violence-prone far western Chinese region of Xinjiang receiving a rights award in the United States, saying he was a wanted criminal.
Britain’s new minimum wage feeds in to ‘Brexit’ debate
LONDON (Reuters) – More than a million British workers were given a pay rise on Friday as a higher minimum wage came into force, an economic experiment that fed in to a tense political debate on whether the country should leave the European Union.
Moldova to hold presidential election on October 30
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldova will hold a presidential election on Oct. 30, its parliament announced on Friday, the first time a new head of state will appointed by public vote since 2001.
South Africa’s opposition says will take necessary action to remove Zuma
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s opposition Democratic Alliance will take any steps necessary to remove President Jacob Zuma from his post, should parliament fail to do so, its leader said on Friday.
