U.S., allies launch 20 strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition on Monday staged 20 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria in its latest daily attacks on the militant group, the coalition leading the operations said.
For some British business owners, EU membership is losing its appeal
CLECKHEATON, England (Reuters) – Eric Simpson, the owner of a furniture recycling firm in northern England, once believed in the European Union. Now he’s unsure how to vote in a referendum on Britain’s future in the bloc, reflecting growing doubts amon…
Suspected arsonist held in China after bus fire kills 17
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police arrested a man suspected of starting a bus fire on Tuesday that killed 17 people, state media reported.
Six militants who attacked Indian air base now dead: minister
PATHANKOT, India (Reuters) – Six militants who attacked an Indian air base have been confirmed killed, Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Tuesday, adding that a four-day-old operation to secure the compound was still under way.
South China Sea tensions surge as China lands plane on artificial island
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s first landing of a plane on one of its new island runways in the South China Sea shows Beijing’s facilities in the disputed region are being completed on schedule and military flights will inevitably follow, foreig…
China to allow mainlanders to make transit stops in Taiwan
(Reuters) – China said on Tuesday it would allow transit stops in Taiwan for its citizens traveling from three Chinese cities, allowing people from the mainland to travel on from the island for the first time.
Palestinian who stabbed Israeli soldier shot dead in West Bank: army
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli security forces on Tuesday shot and killed a Palestinian who stabbed an Israeli soldier in the West Bank, the Israeli military said, as a surge in violence entered its fourth month.
Blast near consulate buildings in eastern Afghan city: official
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – An explosion was reported on Tuesday in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad close to foreign consulate buildings including those of India, Pakistan and Iran, a spokesman for the provincial governor said.
Leader of Taiwan DPP, party hated by China, heads last election poll
TAIPEI (Reuters) – The leader of Taiwan’s independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), an organization loathed by rulers in giant neighbor China, was top of the last opinion poll on Tuesday before a polling blackout begins ahead of the Jan….
Indian policeman: Militants abducted me before base attack
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The day before a deadly assault on an air base in northern India, a police officer returning from a temple was abducted by a group of heavily armed men speaking Urdu, he said on Tuesday.
