Russian air force flew 141 sorties, hit 472 targets in Syria over weekend: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s air force flew 141 sorties and hit 472 terrorist targets in Syria over the weekend, the RIA news agency quoted the Russian Defence Ministry as saying on Monday.
Argentina in for a radical post-election grains output increase
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – By the end of President-elect Mauricio Macri’s first four-year term, Argentina will have doubled wheat shipments and surpassed Russia and Brazil as a corn exporter, by some estimates, as the abandonment of years-long trade rest…
Explosion damages toilet at Japan’s controversial shrine for war dead: media
TOKYO (Reuters) – An apparent explosion at Japan’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine for the war dead in Tokyo on Monday damaged the ceiling and the wall of a public bathroom near the south gate of the shrine, Kyodo news agency reported.
Candidates inspired by Hong Kong protests win seats in local polls
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement was given a boost on Monday with about eight candidates involved in crippling protests winning office at district elections, while some veterans from both sides of the political divide suffered d…
Mali deepens probe into deadly attack on luxury hotel
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali said on Sunday that investigators were following “several leads” after 19 people were killed in an attack on a luxury hotel claimed by three Islamist militant groups.
South Korea military to proceed with drills despite North threat
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said planned military firing drills would go ahead on Monday near a disputed maritime border with North Korea, which has threatened “merciless retaliation” if Seoul fires into its waters on the anniversary of a 2010 bombin…
Iran says Washington Post reporter Rezaian sentenced to prison
DUBAI (Reuters) – An Iranian court has sentenced Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian to a prison term, the state news agency said on Sunday quoting a judiciary spokesman, a case that is a sensitive issue in contentious U.S.-Iranian relations.
Belgian police mount raids in Brussels and other towns
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian armed police mounted raids across the country late on Sunday after the prime minister announced another day of lockdown in the capital for fear a new, Paris-style mass attack may be imminent.
Mali deepens probe into deadly attack on luxury hotel
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali said on Sunday that investigators were following “several leads” after 19 people were killed in an attack on a luxury hotel claimed by three Islamist militant groups.
Global health experts accuse WHO of ‘egregious failure’ on Ebola
LONDON, (Reuters) – The World Health Organization’s failure to sound the alarm until months into West Africa’s Ebola outbreak was an “egregious failure” which added to the enormous suffering and death toll, global health experts said on Monday.
