Sri Lanka deports Maldivian teen wanted in president’s boat blast probe
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka on Monday deported a Maldivian teenager wanted in an investigation into an explosion on a boat carrying Maldives President Abdulla Yameen, government and high commission officials said.
Rebels free kidnapped workers in South Sudan, no sign of stolen fuel
GENEVA (Reuters) – South Sudanese rebels have released 13 contractors a week after kidnapping them and seizing the fuel barge they were taking to a U.N. base in South Sudan, the United Nations said.
China eyes greater cooperation with Iran’s air force
BEIJING (Reuters) – China wants to step up cooperation with Iran’s air force, the head of the Chinese air force told his Iranian counterpart on Monday, the latest in a series of high-level military contacts.
Four refugees drown, six missing off Greece: coastguard
ATHENS (Reuters) – Four refugees drowned and another six were missing off the Greek island of Farmakonisi after their boat sank, the Greek coastguard said on Monday.
U.S., South Korea defense chiefs vow no tolerance for North Korea provocation
SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.S. and South Korean defense chiefs urged North Korea on Monday to immediately cease all activities related to its nuclear program and said they will have no tolerance for any military provocation by Pyongyang.
South Korea, Japan leaders to seek early resolution of ‘comfort women’ dispute
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed on Monday to try to resolve as soon as possible a row over “comfort women” forced into prostitution in Japanese wartime military brothels, a feud that …
Kerry to visit London this week after Central Asia trip
ASTANA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit London this week to discuss the situation in Syria and other matters, his spokesman said on Monday.
Afghan Taliban splinter faction picks rival leader
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A splinter faction of the Afghan Taliban has selected its own leader to challenge the new chief of the militant group, two insurgent commanders said on Monday, raising fresh doubts about chances of breathing life into sta…
Russian jet broke up in mid air, too early for conclusions, official says
CAIRO/MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula broke up in mid-air, an official of a Moscow-based aviation agency said on Sunday after visiting the disaster site, but stressed it was too early to draw conclusions fr…
China says one-child policy stays in effect for now
BEIJING (Reuters) – China must continue to enforce its one-child policy until new rules allowing all couples to have two children go into effect, the top family planning body said.
