Russia says shelling of its embassy in Damascus act of terrorism
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday Moscow considered the shelling of its embassy in Damascus as a terrorist act, RIA news agency reported on Tuesday.
Britain sees large rise in hate crimes, mainly racist incidents
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain saw a sharp rise in the number of hate crimes recorded by police last year with the vast bulk of offences motivated by race, official figures showed on Tuesday.
Ahead of Xi’s Britain trip, China says hopes for unified EU
BEIJING (Reuters) – China hopes the European Union remains united and continues to play an important role in the world, a top Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday ahead of President Xi Jinping’s trip to Britain, a country which will vote by 2017 on whether…
Two killed in Palestinian ‘Day of Rage’ attacks: police
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Palestinian men armed with knives and a gun killed at least two people and wounded several others in a string of attacks in Jerusalem and a Tel Aviv suburb on Tuesday, police said, on a “Day of Rage” declared by Palestinian groups…
Norway PM sees billions in extra costs to cope with asylum seekers
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway may have to spend an extra 40 to 50 billion crowns ($4.9 billion-$6.2 billion) over the next five years to cope with a rising number of people seeking asylum, Prime Minister Erna Solberg told parliament on Tuesday.
Syrian missile systems harass Turkish warplanes: military
ANKARA (Reuters) – Syria-based missile air defense systems harassed Turkish warplanes on Monday, Turkey’s military said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that its units gave the “necessary response”, without giving further details.
Two shells fired at Russian Embassy in Damascus, no casualties reported
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Two shells were fired at Russia’s embassy in Damascus on Tuesday during a demonstration in support of Moscow, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to the building.
Malaysia prosecutor says right to clear 1MDB over central bank report
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s attorney general said on Tuesday that he was right to close an investigation by the country’s central bank into troubled state-owned investor 1MDB as there was no evidence the fund’s officials had knowingly flouted t…
Package detonated at site of Turkey bombings in apparent false alarm: CNN Turk
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish security forces carried out a controlled explosion on Tuesday of a suspicious package outside the Ankara train station where a double suicide bombing killed at least 97 people three days ago, broadcaster CNN Turk reported.
Syrian Kurdish militia sees Raqqa assault ‘within weeks’: report
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An attack to drive Islamic State from its Syrian base of operations in Raqqa is expected within weeks, the head of one of the militia expected to take part in the U.S.-backed operation was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
