Singapore says arrests 27 Bangladeshi Islamists, deports 26
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore, a wealthy multi-ethnic city state, arrested 27 Bangladeshi construction workers who supported Islamist groups including al Qaeda and Islamic State and deported 26 of them, the government said on Wednesday.
UK’s Fallon says disturbed by Russian air strikes in Syria
PARIS (Reuters) – Britain is “increasingly disturbed” by Russian air strikes on moderate opposition forces and civilians in Syria, its defense secretary said on Wednesday, adding that it was time for U.S.-led coalition forces to capitalize on recent Is…
Dutch arrest 10 men suspected of using Bitcoin to launder money
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Ten men suspected of using the digital currency Bitcoin to launder up to 20 million euros ($22 million) of criminal money made from online drug deals have been arrested in the Netherlands, Dutch prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Lebanon speaker says Christian tie-up not enough to secure presidency: paper
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The influential speaker of Lebanon’s parliament has cast doubt on whether the reconciliation of the country’s rival Christian leaders will help the country install a new president after nearly two years with the post empty.
China jails former party chief of Xinjiang’s capital for graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – A court in Beijing on Wednesday jailed a former Chinese Communist Party chief of Urumqi, the capital of the violence-prone far-western region of Xinjiang, for 12 years for corruption.
China accuses detained Swede of fabricating information
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese government has accused a detained Swedish national of operating an unlicensed rights group in China, which “fabricated and distorted” information about the country and organized others to “interfere” in sensitive cases.
China offers support for Yemen government as Xi visits Saudi Arabia
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has signaled its support for Yemen’s government, which is fighting an Iran-allied militia, on the first day of a visit to Saudi Arabia by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who will also be heading to Tehran later in the week.
Jailed journalists in Turkey say arrest aimed at gagging press
ANKARA (Reuters) – Two jailed Turkish editors, accused of spying and helping a terrorist group, have told Reuters in a faxed message from prison that their arrest was designed to send a warning to journalists.
EU should fulfil promises in three billion euro migrant deal: Turkey’s EU minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – The European Union must fulfil its promises as part of a 3 billion euro ($3.28 billion) deal it struck with Turkey in return for stemming the flow of migrants into the bloc, Turkey’s EU Minister said on Wednesday.
Americans missing in Baghdad kidnapped by Iran-backed militia
WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Three U.S. citizens who disappeared last week in Baghdad were kidnapped and are being held by an Iranian-backed Shi’ite militia, two Iraqi intelligence and two U.S. government sources said on Tuesday.
