Greek migration minister urged to resign over ‘Macedonia’ blunder
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, the head of the ruling coalition’s junior party, called on the migration minister to resign on Wednesday for failing to use the full name of northern neighbor the Former Yugoslav Republic of Mac…
Myanmar army chief endorses election of Suu Kyi’s president
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s powerful army chief congratulated incoming president Htin Kyaw and pledged cooperation on Wednesday, after the ally of Aung San Suu Kyi was elected as the country’s first head of state with no military background in decades…
Iraq preparing to push Islamic State away from oil region: report
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Kurdish Peshmerga forces, an Iran-backed Shi’ite militia and Iraq’s army will launch an offensive soon to push Islamic State fighters away from the northern oil region of Kirkuk, a state newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Aid reaches 13,000 families in Syria’s Aleppo province: Red Cross
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fresh humanitarian aid reached some 13,000 families in northern Aleppo province as a convoy of 26 trucks entered areas hit by recent fighting, the Red Cross said on Wednesday.
Mayor of Chinese port city Ningbo probed for corruption
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have begun a graft probe into the mayor of the major eastern Chinese port city of Ningbo, the ruling Communist Party announced on Wednesday, the latest senior official caught up in a sweeping corruption crackdow…
Led by China, Mekong nations take on Golden Triangle narco-empire
THE MEKONG RIVER (Reuters) – The Lao People’s Army patrol boat was custom-made in China with night-vision capability and two of the most powerful engines on this remote stretch of the Mekong River.
Turkish police detain 20 in Istanbul raids targeting PKK: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police detained 20 suspects, including lawyers, in an operation involving raids across Istanbul targeting the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, the state-run Anadolu Agency said on Wednesday.
Philippine presidential frontrunner Poe favors free trade pacts
MANILA (Reuters) – Senator Grace Poe, frontrunner in the Philippines’ presidential election in May, said on Wednesday she was in favor of signing free trade agreements with other countries if elected.
Argentina coast guard sinks Chinese trawler fishing illegally
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s coast guard has sunk a Chinese trawler that was fishing illegally within its territorial waters, the coast guard said on Tuesday, marking a first test for relations between President Mauricio Macri and Beijing.
Russian warplanes leave Syria, raising U.N. hopes for peace talks
MOSCOW/BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – Russian warplanes flew home from Syria on Tuesday as Moscow started to withdraw forces that have tipped the war President Bashar al-Assad’s way, and the U.N. envoy said he hoped the move would help peace talks in Geneva…
