China may pay ‘international price’ in South China Sea legal case, experts say
HONG KONG/MANILA (Reuters) – When an international court ruled in late October that it had jurisdiction to hear a case filed by the Philippines against China over the disputed South China Sea, Beijing dismissed the decision, saying it would “lead to no…
U.S. deploying new force to Iraq to boost fight against Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday it was deploying a new force of special operations troops to Iraq to conduct raids against Islamic State there and in neighboring Syria, in a ratcheting up of Washington’s campaign against the gr…
Few Syrians would choose to leave homeland for North America: poll
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A new poll shows that few Syrians want to leave their country for North America, where conservative U.S. presidential candidates have been calling for restrictions on refugees from the war-torn nation.
Al Qaeda Syria wing frees Lebanese in return for jailed Islamists
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Al Qaeda’s Syrian wing freed 16 Lebanese soldiers and policemen on Tuesday in exchange for the release of jailed Islamists including the ex-wife of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Indonesia says faulty part, crew action factors in AirAsia crash
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Problems with a glitch-prone rudder component and the way pilots tried to respond were major factors in the crash of an Indonesian AirAsia jet last year that killed all 162 on board, investigators said on Tuesday.
Pipe bomb explodes on overpass near Istanbul metro, five hurt: local mayor
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Five people were injured when a pipe bomb exploded on an overpass near an Istanbul metro station on Tuesday, the district mayor said, halting some train operations and heightening security fears in Europe’s biggest city.
After leaders’ rhetoric, climate negotiators start work on deal
PARIS (Reuters) – With encouragement from 150 world leaders ringing in their ears, government negotiators in Paris sought on Tuesday to turn that rhetoric of unity into the text of a global deal to slow climate change.
Yemen PM rejects cabinet reshuffle ordered by president: government source
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemeni Prime Minister Khaled Bahah rejected a cabinet reshuffle ordered on Tuesday by President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, a senior government official said, another sign of the deepening rift between the two leaders.
U.S. says wants to keep up momentum in Syria peace talks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday voiced the hope that momentum in talks aimed at hammering out a peace plan to end Syria’s nearly five-year civil war could continue, and said the next meeting of major world powers could take plac…
U.S. to reduce non-emergency embassy staff in Mali
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it had authorized the voluntary departure from Mali of eligible family members and non-emergency personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Bamako, following an attack on a hotel in the capital l…
