Paracels build-up a pointer to China’s broader South China Sea ambitions
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – From listening posts to jet fighter deployments and now surface-to-air missiles, China’s expanding facilities in the Paracel Islands are a signal of long-term plans to strengthen its military reach across the disputed Sout…
U.S. Air Force drone crashes in southern Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – An unmanned American aircraft crashed at an airfield in southern Afghanistan less than three months after an identical drone went down in November, a U.S. Air Force spokesman said on Sunday.
Infant refugee at center of Australian hospital protest gets reprieve
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said on Sunday a baby girl facing repatriation to an offshore immigration detention camp would go to an onshore facility instead, easing tension that peaked in a blockade outside a hospital where she is a patient.
Cameron calls June 23 poll that will shape fate of Britain and EU
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday called a June 23 referendum on membership of the European Union that could have far-reaching consequences for Britain’s unity and for the viability of the world’s biggest trading bloc.
Turkey calls for unconditional U.S. support against Kurdish YPG
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Saturday called on the United States to give unconditional support in the fight against Syrian Kurdish militants, illustrating growing tension between Ankara and Washington over policy in nor…
Ex-PM Touadera wins Central African Republic presidential vote
BANGUI (Reuters) – Former Central African Republic prime minister Faustin-Archange Touadera has won a presidential run-off, the electoral commission said on Saturday, in what was widely seen as a step toward reconciliation after years of violent turmoi…
Syrian opposition says temporary truce possible, but deal seems far off
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s opposition on Saturday said it had agreed to the “possibility” of a temporary truce, provided there were guarantees Damascus’s allies including Russia would cease fire, sieges were lifted and aid deliveries were allowed count…
At least 14 dead in clashes between army and Islamists in Libya’s Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Heavy clashes in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi have left at least 14 people dead and 32 wounded, medical officials said on Saturday.
Two abducted Serbs killed in U.S. Libya raids on Islamic State
BELGRADE/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Two Serbian embassy staff members abducted in Libya in November were among nearly 50 people killed on Friday in U.S. air strikes on a suspected Islamic State training camp, Serbia’s prime minister said.
Uganda’s Museveni wins election; opposition cries foul
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni extended his 30-year rule on Saturday, winning an election that international observers said lacked transparency and his main opponent, under house arrest, denounced as a sham.
