Police says no bomb found in Moscow’s railway stations: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Security services have completed checks at two Moscow railway stations and found no bombs after they were tipped off about explosives being planted there, RIA news agency cited an emergency services source as saying.
China creates three new military units in push to modernize army
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has created three new military units and will update equipment as well as modernizing its command structure, state media said on Friday, as part of a major overhaul of the armed forces announced by President Xi Jinping in Nove…
Two Turkish police officers killed in Kurdish southeast
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Two police officers have been killed in Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish southeast during operations to push back Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants, the Dogan news agency said on Friday.
North Korea’s Kim blames South for mistrust in New Year speech
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un blamed South Korea on Friday for increased mistrust in a New Year speech after a year of heightened tension between the rival countries.
Russia says Ukraine defaulted on $3 billion Eurobond
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will file a lawsuit against Ukraine after Kiev failed to repay a $3 billion Eurobond and $75 million of interest by Dec. 31, the Russian finance ministry said late on Thursday.
Combat ‘torrent’ of misery in world, pope says in New Year message
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis, in his first message of the new year, on Friday urged people to combat the “torrent” of misery, injustice and violence in the world by overcoming all indifference to the many who are suffering.
China says extremism losing grip in restless Xinjiang
BEIJING (Reuters) – The religious atmosphere in China’s violence-prone far western region of Xinjiang became markedly less radical last year and the government was broadly successful in maintaining stability, the top official there was quoted as saying…
Imprisoned Saudi blogger’s health deteriorating, wife says
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, recent recipient of a prestigious European human rights award, has suffered fainting spells and deteriorating health because of a hunger strike, his wife said on Thursday.
China arrests 11 for deadly landslide, death toll now 12
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have formally arrested 11 people for their role in a deadly landslide last month in the southern boomtown of Shenzhen and charged them with negligently causing a serious accident, state news agency Xinhua said.
Germany shuts train stations amid global New Year security scares
BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe ushered in the New Year with heightened security fears on Friday as German police evacuated two train stations in Munich, citing a tip about a planned militant attack, and Belgium arrested three people over an alleged…
