Dozens feared dead after another landslide in a Myanmar jade mine
YANGON (Reuters) – Dozens of people were feared dead in Myanmar after a landslide hit a jade mining region, workers at a local mining firm said, the second such incident in just over a month.
Breakaway Muslim rebels kill nine people in southern Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) – A breakaway Muslim rebel group killed nine civilians in the southern Philippines in a series of attacks on Christmas eve, officials said on Saturday, in a reminder that the region remains volatile despite recent gains in the peace pr…
A hug and high tea: Indian PM makes surprise visit to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise stopover in Pakistan on Friday to meet his counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, the first time an Indian premier has visited the rival nation in over a decade.
Iraqi forces consolidate position in Ramadi ahead of final push against Islamic State
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi troops who have fought their way deep into the Islamic State stronghold of Ramadi were consolidating their positions on Friday ahead of a planned final assault to capture the city.Soldiers were clearing bombs from roads and ho…
Iraqi forces consolidate position in Ramadi ahead of final push against Islamic State
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi troops who have fought their way deep into the Islamic State stronghold of Ramadi were consolidating their positions on Friday ahead of a planned final assault to capture the city.Soldiers were clearing bombs from roads and ho…
Exclusive: Islamic State sanctioned organ harvesting in document taken in U.S. raid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Islamic State has sanctioned the harvesting of human organs in a previously undisclosed ruling by the group’s Islamic scholars, raising concerns that the violent extremist group may be trafficking in body parts.
Top Syrian rebel leader killed in air strike in Damascus suburb
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A top Syrian rebel leader and head of the most powerful insurgent group in the eastern suburbs of Damascus was killed in an aerial raid that targeted the group’s headquarters, rebel sources and the Syrian army said on Friday.
Strong earthquake hits northeast Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit northern Afghanistan and Pakistan late on Friday, two months after more than 300 people were killed by a quake in the same mountainous region.
French journalist at L’Obs to be expelled from China
PARIS (Reuters) – China will expel a French journalist who criticized its treatment of its Muslim Uighur minority in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, her employer, the weekly l’Obs news magazine said on Friday.
A hug and high tea: Indian PM makes surprise visit to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise stopover in Pakistan on Friday to meet his counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, the first time an Indian premier has visited the rival nation in over a decade.
