Turkey to stop sending soldiers to Iraq after Baghdad protests
BAGHDAD/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey said on Sunday it would halt further transfers of troops to an area near the Islamic State-controlled Iraqi city of Mosul after Baghdad threatened to appeal to the United Nations to force Turkey to withdraw its soldier…
Discretion pays for Vietnam casino raking in wealthy Chinese
DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) – A small beachfront Vietnamese casino is giving Macau’s VIP gambling scene a run for its money, drawing in more wealthy Chinese through its columned facade than many Southeast Asian rivals with the allure of sun, sand and dis…
Saudi Arabia says it will host Syria opposition meet on Tuesday
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will host a meeting of Syrian opposition groups in Riyadh from Dec. 8-10 aimed at choosing representatives for future international talks on Syria, the official Saudi Press Agency said on Sunday.
Saudi-led forces fight Houthi border advance, killing 20: residents
DUBAI (Reuters) – Helicopters and fighter jets belonging to a Saudi-led coalition on Sunday repelled Yemeni Houthi fighters who were pressing a six-day-old offensive to seize Saudi territory, residents and Saudi state television said.
Clashes erupt in Athens on anniversary of student’s killing by police
ATHENS (Reuters) – Black-clad protesters and riot police fought pitched battles in Athens on Sunday on the seventh anniversary of a teenager’s killing by police.
Azerbaijan says 29 missing after oil platform fire feared dead
BAKU (Reuters) – Azeri state energy company SOCAR said that 29 workers missing after its oil platform in the Caspian Sea caught fire on Friday were feared dead, and President Ilham Aliyev declared a day of national mourning.
France’s far-right National Front leads in regional elections
PARIS (Reuters) – Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Front party led in the first round of French local elections, TV exit polls showed on Sunday, with Le Pen and her niece Marion Marechal-Le Pen both gaining more than 40 percent in the north and south…
Italy rules out joining Syria air strikes, says another strategy needed
ROME (Reuters) – Italy has no intention of joining a U.S.-led coalition that is attacking Islamic State targets in Syria, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Sunday, warning that the air campaign would only add to chaos in the region.
Lufthansa passenger arrested after fumbling with door during flight
BERLIN (Reuters) – A Jordanian-American male passenger was restrained by crew members on a Belgrade-bound Lufthansa flight on Sunday after fumbling with the emergency exit door, a spokesman for the German carrier said.
Brutal cartels fight over Mexico’s ‘conflict-free’ gold revenues
CARRIZALILLO, Mexico (Reuters) – Heroin traffickers linked to the abduction and disappearance of 43 students a year ago are battling over millions of dollars paid by Canadian mining giant Goldcorp to a village in Mexico’s southern gold belt, leading to…
