Russia to deploy new divisions on Western flank, form nuclear regiments
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will create three new military divisions on its Western flank in 2016 and bring five new strategic nuclear missile regiments into service, Sergei Shoigu, the country’s defense minister, was quoted as saying by news agencies on…
Kuwait court sentences two to death for spying for Iran, Hezbollah
KUWAIT (Reuters) – A Kuwaiti court sentenced two men accused of spying for Iran and Hezbollah to death on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said.
Japan sends China warning over incursions near disputed isles
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan said on Tuesday it has told China that any foreign naval vessel that enters Japanese waters for reasons other than “innocent passage” will be told to leave by a Japanese naval patrol, signaling a potential escalation in a long-r…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi calls for all insurgents to take part in talks
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – More of Myanmar’s ethnic minority rebel groups should be brought into peace talks and the effort to end conflict should not divide groups that are involved in negotiations and those that have shunned the process, Aung San Suu Kyi …
Suicide bomber kills two, wounds senior police officer in east Iraq: police
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A suicide bomb attack critically wounded a senior Iraqi police officer and killed two of his guards on Tuesday near the eastern city of Baquba, police said.
Bombs laid by Islamic State hamper Iraqi troops in Ramadi after victory
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants left Ramadi’s streets and buildings boobytrapped with bombs, hampering efforts to rebuild the city two weeks after Iraq’s elite counter-terrorism forces claimed victory against the militant group there, offic…
Korean-American detained in North Korea was pastor: defector
SEOUL (Reuters) – A Korean-American man who says he is being held in North Korea was a Christian pastor who had worked in China and the United States, a North Korean defector who met him and traveled with him in 2007 told Reuters.
Azeri oil disaster an open wound for survivors
BAKU (Reuters) – For the survivors of a lifeboat which hung between a blazing oil rig and 10-meter waves on a wind-lashed sea, the horror lives on while the search for the comrades they saw die is not complete.
Syria needs new constitution, says Russia’s Putin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Syria needs to start working on a new constitution as a first step to finding a political solution to its civil war, though he acknowledged the process was likely to be difficult.
Former China deputy security minister sentenced to 15 years: state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has jailed former vice public security minister Li Dongsheng for 15 years, state media reported on Tuesday, the latest official tied to ousted security tsar Zhou Yongkang to be sentenced for corruption offences.
