Syrian refugees farm cannabis in Lebanon
BEKAA VALLEY, Lebanon (Reuters) – Inside a garage in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley filled with green dust and piles of cannabis, stand a woman and a 13-year-old boy, sifting through the twigs and buds of the recent harvest.
U.S. leads 25 strikes against Islamic State: statement
WASHINGTON(Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition staged a fresh round of strikes on Monday against Islamic State with 17 in Iraq and eight in Syria, the Combined Joint Task Force said in a statement.
Turkey’s Davutoglu condemns Russia for strikes on Syria’s Idlib
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Tuesday condemned an attack on the rebel-held Syrian city of Idlib, believed to have been carried out by Russian jets, and said Syria will not be part of “Russian imperialist goals”.
Indonesia hunts militant leaders after foot soldiers arrested
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Counter-terrorism forces are searching for the leaders of an estimated 1,000 Islamic State sympathizers across Indonesia after a string of raids that led to the arrest of several men suspected of planning bomb attacks, police said o…
Some heed Pope Francis’s call to succor refugees, others look away
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – One Catholic parish in Germany tore out its pews to make space for refugees. Franciscan monks near Rome took a family into their hilltop convent.
UAE says seizes Iranian ship smuggling drugs: WAM agency
DUBAI (Reuters) – United Arab Emirates security authorities have seized an Iranian ship that was smuggling drugs and people, the state WAM news agency said on Tuesday.
Chinese police raid offices of firm in dump site disaster
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – Chinese authorities raided the offices of a company managing the dump site where a killer landslide left 76 people missing, while government records showed the firm was not qualified to do the job.
Syrian foreign minister to visit China this week
BEIJING (Reuters) – Syria’s foreign minister will visit China this week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, amid a renewed bid by Beijing to play a more active role in finding an end to conflict in the Middle East.
Two survivors found, scant hope for dozens from sunken Indonesian ferry
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Two survivors were pulled from the sea in eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, three days after a ferry they were on sank in stormy waters, but a senior rescue official said he held out little hope for 74 other passengers still missing.
Aircraft crashes near Indian capital, 10 dead
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An aircraft crashed into a wall and burst into flames on the outskirts of the Indian capital, New Delhi, on Tuesday, killing all 10 people on board, officials said.
