Philippines official confident in South China Sea arbitration case
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Philippines on Monday wrapped up a week of arguments before judges in its case against China over the hotly disputed South China Sea, at a hearing boycotted by Beijing.
Two French men stopped on way to Islamic State in Libya: official
PARIS (Reuters) – Two French nationals suspected of wanting to join Islamic State training camps in Libya before heading to Syria were arrested in Tunisia in mid-November, according to an official at the Paris prosecutor’s office.
Decades after Nigeria’s war, new Biafra movement grows
ENUGU, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nearly half a century after a civil war in which a million people died, 27-year-old Okoli Ikedi is part of a new protest movement in southeastern Nigeria calling for an independent state of Biafra.
Turkish opposition says police bullet may have killed Kurdish lawyer
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A prominent Kurdish lawyer gunned down in southeastern Turkey appeared to have been shot by a policeman who was firing on suspects fleeing the scene of an attack on fellow officers, a deputy from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition sai…
Nusra Front demands obstruct release of Lebanese soldiers: security chief
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Efforts to secure the release of Lebanese soldiers and policemen held captive by the Nusra Front have been obstructed by last minute demands from the Syrian al Qaeda-linked group, the head of a Lebanese security agency was quoted as …
Hours after EU deal, Turkey rounds up 1,300 migrants bound for Greece
AYVACIK, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish authorities rounded up some 1,300 migrants on Monday that they said were planning to sail to Greece from hideouts near secluded Aegean beaches and forests, hours after striking a deal with the European Union on stemm…
Obama, Putin discuss Syria, Ukraine at summit: White House
PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the Syria crisis and the situation in Ukraine during a meeting Monday on the sidelines of the climate summit in Paris, a White House official said.
Pakistani, Afghan leaders discuss mending ties, reviving Taliban talks
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan met in Paris on Monday to discuss ways to resurrect peace talks with Taliban insurgents and to improve relations between the neighbors that soured earlier in the year after a string of milit…
Greek-Turkish Twitter dogfight started in error: official
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece and Turkey fought a brief dogfight on Twitter over Turkey’s downing of a Russian warplane due to an error by an aide in Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ office, a Greek official said on Monday.
Iranian general Soleimani denies rumors of his death
DUBAI (Reuters) – The commander of foreign operations by Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards has shrugged off reports of his death or injury in fighting in Syria, an Iranian news agency said on Monday.
