Not so fast: Philippine frontrunner barred from running for president
MANILA (Reuters) – A Philippine senator abandoned in a church as a baby and until now the favorite to succeed Benigno Aquino as president was barred on Tuesday from running.
Afghan president eyes improved ties with Pakistan, Taliban talks
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan is hoping to improve its rocky relations with neighboring Pakistan over the next few months as a prelude to a possible return to stalled peace talks with Taliban insurgents, President Ashraf Ghani told a French television …
Part of Sofia airport closed due to security concerns
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarian police evacuated part of Sofia international airport on Tuesday while suspicious items of luggage were checked, the interior ministry’s spokeswoman said.
Seven Kurdish militants killed in clashes with Turkish forces: governor
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Seven Kurdish militants and one Turkish soldier were killed during several days of clashes in the southeast, the provincial governor’s office said on Tuesday.
Far-right Jewish activist jailed for setting fire to school in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A far-right Jewish activist who set fire to a Jewish-Arab school in Jerusalem was sentenced on Tuesday to three years’ imprisonment for the attack that targeted a rare symbol of co-existence in the holy city.
Italy, Kosovo police arrest four jihadist suspects
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian and Kosovan police have arrested four Kosovars suspected of being part of a jihadist cell that spread Islamist propaganda and made threats against Pope Francis, justice officials said on Tuesday.
Dozens of Houthis killed in major offensive across border from Yemen: residents
DUBAI (Reuters) – Dozens of Yemeni Houthi fighters were killed during an assault on the border with Saudi Arabia, residents and Saudi state television said on Tuesday, in what they described as a major push to try to capture territory inside the kingdo…
Two Palestinian assailants shot dead in West Bank stabbing attempts: Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli security forces shot dead two knife-wielding Palestinian assailants on Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, Israeli authorities said, as a wave of Palestinian stabbings, car rammings and shootings entered its third month.
Philippines official confident in South China Sea arbitration case
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Philippines on Monday wrapped up a week of arguments before judges in its case against China over the hotly disputed South China Sea, at a hearing boycotted by Beijing.
Saudi invites 65 Syrian opposition figures to Riyadh ahead of peace talks: paper
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has issued invitations to 65 Syrian opposition figures to attend a conference in Riyadh to try to unify their positions ahead of proposed Syrian peace talks, Saudi newspapers reported on Tuesday.
