Three bomb attacks kill five security force members in southeast Turkey: sources
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Kurdish militants killed five members of Turkish security forces in three separate bomb attacks on Tuesday near the Syrian and Iranian borders, the army and security sources said, in an intensification of conflict in sout…
Kyrgyzstan turns to Russia-led security body over incident with Uzbekistan
BISHKEK (Reuters) – Kyrgyzstan initiated a special meeting of a Russia-led regional security body on Tuesday to address tensions with its bigger neighbor Uzbekistan after a group of Uzbek armored vehicles and troops were deployed near their disputed bo…
U.S. commander apologizes for hospital bombing in Afghanistan
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) – The new commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan apologized on Tuesday for the American bombing of a hospital last year that killed 42 people and wounded 37 more.
Netanyahu hopes U.S. will reject U.N. resolution on Palestinian statehood
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he hoped the United States would continue to reject any move towards a U.N. Security Council resolution backing Palestinian statehood.
Top French court rules wiretaps on Sarkozy admissible
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s top appeals court ruled on Tuesday that wiretaps on former President Nicolas Sarkozy were legal and admissible as evidence, opening the way for him to stand trial for alleged corruption in a blow to his hopes of a presidentia…
Ukraine to call up 10,000 soldiers in new mobilization drive
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military will call up some 10,000 men and seek volunteers to replace some of the 45,000 soldiers who are due to return home after more than a year on the front lines in the separatist east, President Petro Poroshenko said on …
Malaysia to inspect debris in South Africa for possible MH370 link
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia said on Tuesday it will send a team to retrieve a piece of debris found along the southern coast of South Africa to check whether it could belong to missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
Violence erupts as Jakarta cabbies protest ride-hailing apps
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian cabbies clashed with motorbike drivers working for online apps on Tuesday, pulling them off their bikes and assaulting them as thousands of drivers took to the streets of Jakarta calling for a ban on ride-hailing apps lik…
Exclusive: U.N. lifts North Korea sanctions on four ships at China’s request
UNITED NATIONS/SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council agreed on Monday to a Chinese request to remove sanctions on four ships the United Nations had blacklisted for ties to Pyongyang’s arms trade. The agreement came after China secured assurances …
Revolutionary Guards look to play bigger role in Iran’s economy
DUBAI (Reuters) – A senior member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards urged the government on Tuesday to follow its supreme leader’s vision for a self-reliant economy and said the Guards wanted to play a bigger role to make that happen.
