Indonesia hunts militant leaders after foot soldiers arrested
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Counter-terrorism forces are searching for the leaders of an estimated 1,000 Islamic State sympathizers across Indonesia after a string of raids that led to the arrest of several men suspected of planning bomb attacks, police said o…
Some heed Pope Francis’s call to succor refugees, others look away
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – One Catholic parish in Germany tore out its pews to make space for refugees. Franciscan monks near Rome took a family into their hilltop convent.
UAE says seizes Iranian ship smuggling drugs: WAM agency
DUBAI (Reuters) – United Arab Emirates security authorities have seized an Iranian ship that was smuggling drugs and people, the state WAM news agency said on Tuesday.
Chinese police raid offices of firm in dump site disaster
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – Chinese authorities raided the offices of a company managing the dump site where a killer landslide left 76 people missing, while government records showed the firm was not qualified to do the job.
Syrian foreign minister to visit China this week
BEIJING (Reuters) – Syria’s foreign minister will visit China this week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, amid a renewed bid by Beijing to play a more active role in finding an end to conflict in the Middle East.
Two survivors found, scant hope for dozens from sunken Indonesian ferry
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Two survivors were pulled from the sea in eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, three days after a ferry they were on sank in stormy waters, but a senior rescue official said he held out little hope for 74 other passengers still missing.
Aircraft crashes near Indian capital, 10 dead
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An aircraft crashed into a wall and burst into flames on the outskirts of the Indian capital, New Delhi, on Tuesday, killing all 10 people on board, officials said.
Saudis say shoot down Yemeni missile aimed at oil installations
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi air defense systems shot down a ballistic missile fired from Yemen, state media reported, which the Yemeni army said it had aimed at oil installations in the south of the kingdom.
North Korea slams Canada’s reaction to pastor’s life sentence as slander
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea expressed outrage on Tuesday at Canada’s “slanderous” reaction to a sentence of hard labor for life for a Canadian Christian convicted of subversion.
Bosnian police arrest 11 over Islamic State links
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnian police said on Tuesday that several locations have been raided and 11 people arrested in a search for suspects believed to be connected with Islamic State.
