U.S. says it will not recognize South China Sea exclusion zone
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has told China it will not recognize an exclusion zone in the South China Sea and would view such a move as “destabilizing,” U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work said on Wednesday.
U.N. expert decries Israeli soldier’s killing of Palestinian attacker
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A U.N. expert on human rights on Wednesday condemned the killing by an Israeli soldier of a wounded Palestinian assailant last week as he lay on the ground, saying it appeared to be an extrajudicial execution.
Militant interest in attacking nuclear sites stirs concern in Europe
PARIS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Meter-thick concrete walls and 1950s-style analog control rooms help protect nuclear plants from bomb attacks and computer hackers, but Islamist militants are turning their attention to the atomic industry’s weak spots, secu…
Khamenei says missiles, not just talks, key to Iran’s future
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s top leader on Wednesday said missiles were key to the Islamic Republic’s future, offering support to the hardline Revolutionary Guards that have drawn criticism from the West for testing ballistic missiles.
Iraqi PM to present new cabinet lineup to parliament on Thursday
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Wednesday he would present to parliament on Thursday his new cabinet lineup which is aimed at fighting graft.
Iraqis kept in the dark about Mosul Dam emergency plans
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Despite intense U.S. pressure to act to keep Iraq’s largest dam from collapsing, Baghdad has done little to prepare Iraqis for the possibility of a burst that could unleash a flood reaching the capital and killing hundreds of thousa…
Pictures, plans of Belgian PM’s office found on bombers’ PC: paper
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Pictures and plans of Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel’s residence and offices were found on a computer discovered after a raid on a flat used by the men suspected of carrying out last week’s deadly bombings in Brussels, Belgi…
Tears flow as Myanmar swears in first president with no army ties in over 50 years
NAYPYITAW/YANGON (Reuters) – Members of Aung San Suu Kyi’s victorious National League for Democracy (NLD) were in tears on Wednesday as Myanmar swore in its first president with no military ties in more than half a century.
Around 20 Islamic State recruiters arrested in Moscow: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Around 20 Islamic State followers were arrested in Moscow trying to recruit new fighters for the group, Russia’s RIA news agency cited a security source as saying on Wednesday.
Germany, EU reject Turkish protest against Erdogan satire
BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Germany and the European Union rejected protests by Turkey over a satirical German television show that mocked President Tayyip Erdogan, saying press freedom was sacrosanct, just as the EU is banking on Ankara’s help in solv…
