Myanmar’s Suu Kyi meets parliament boss, ambassadors
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi met with speaker of parliament Shwe Mann for the second time in a week on Thursday to discuss reconciliation of the disparate political forces in the country in the wake of her historic election victory …
Russia did not ask for sanctions relief with new Ukraine debt deal: PM
MANILA (Reuters) – Russia did not ask the West to lift sanctions against Moscow when it offered Ukraine a new debt restructuring deal, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.
Slovenia says to turn back economic migrants
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenia said on Thursday it would begin turning back “economic migrants” arriving through neighboring Croatia, after the United Nations said other Balkan countries had begun limiting migrant passage to Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis…
Attackers planned multiple explosions in German stadium: Bild
BERLIN (Reuters) – A group of several attackers planned to set off multiple explosives in Hanover soccer stadium at Tuesday night’s friendly match between Germany and the Netherlands, which was called off, daily Bild reported on Thursday.
Obama says Syria settlement needed to eliminate Islamic State
MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday it may take some months for Russia, Iran and the Syrian ruling elite to accept that there can be no end to Syria’s civil war or a political settlement while President Bashar al-Assad remai…
Canada PM meets Obama for first time, insists will withdraw jets
MANILA (Reuters) – New Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held his first formal meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday as the two men tried to repair relations that have become frayed over the last decade.
British PM Cameron to get official plane
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron and his senior ministers are to get their own airplane to use for official trips, the government said on Thursday.
Canada PM tells Obama he sticking to plan for jet withdrawal
MANILA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday he would stick to his promise to withdraw six jets that have been attacking Islamic State positions in Iraq and Syria.
Islamic State says ‘Schweppes bomb’ used to bring down Russian plane
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State’s official magazine carried a photo on Wednesday of a Schweppes soft drink can it said was used to make an improvised bomb that brought down a Russian airliner over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula last month, killing all 224 peo…
China detains suspected spy near North Korea ‘with map in his underwear’
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese guards near the North Korean border captured a foreigner suspected of spying after he was found with a hand-drawn map in his underwear of military positions along the border, the army-run China Defence News said on Thursday…
