Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes off Japan’s Kyushu: USGS
(Reuters) – A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off Japan’s southern island of Kyushu, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Saturday.
Saudi Arabia to continue support Syrian rebels if Assad does not leave
VIENNA (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Saturday that his country would continue to support Syrian rebels if President Bashar al-Assad could not be removed through a political process.
U.S. wages air strike on Islamic State leader in Libya
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Saturday it launched an air strike targeting the Islamic State’s senior leader in Libya, where the militant group has grown stronger in the chaos following the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi four years ago…
Mexico review may allow more marijuana use, ease sentencing
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A national debate on overhauling Mexico’s marijuana legislation will consider easing custodial sentences and raising the amount of the drug that people can carry, according to the government official tasked with overseeing the p…
At least 10 killed as train derails during testing in eastern France
ECKWERSHEIM, France (Reuters) – A train undergoing a trial on a new high-speed line from Paris to Strasbourg derailed on Saturday near the German border, killing 10 people, the local prefecture said.
Devil is in the detail before new round of Syria peace talks
VIENNA (Reuters) – Two weeks after they jointly called for a political solution to Syria’s civil war, foreign ministers and senior officials from Russia, the United States, Europe and the Middle East struggled on Friday to turn that idea into a more co…
Five soldiers killed in east, highest toll in two months: Ukraine military
KIEV (Reuters) – Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the past 24 hours during fighting in the east of Ukraine, the Ukrainian military said on Saturday, its highest death toll since a fragile ceasefire with pro-Russian separatists began two mont…
Mass Yazidi grave discovered near Iraq’s Sinjar: mayor, locals
DUHOK, Iraq (Reuters) – A mass grave believed to contain the remains of more than 70 members of Iraq’s Yazidi minority was discovered east of Sinjar town on Saturday after Kurdish forces claimed victory over Islamic State militants in the area, the may…
Turkish military kills four Islamic State militants across Syria border
BELEK, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey’s military has killed four Islamic State militants after coming under fire from the insurgents across the Syrian border on Saturday, security sources told Reuters.
Malaysian Deputy PM says must defend sovereignty in South China Sea dispute
KOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister said the country must defend encroachment of its sovereignty in a veiled swipe at China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea, as tensions flared ahead of a regional meeting tha…
