Australian police raid Sydney home of reported bitcoin creator
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police raided the Sydney home and office on Wednesday of a man named by Wired magazine as the probable creator of bitcoin and holder of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of the cryptocurrency, Reuters witnesses said.
Shi’ite militias threaten Turkey over incursion into Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Shi’ite paramilitary groups with ties to Iran threatened to use force against Turkey on Wednesday unless it withdraws its troops from Iraqi territory, after a 48-hour deadline set by the government expired.
Italy seeks further EU discussion on extending sanctions against Russia
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Italy unexpectedly demanded that a mooted extension of the European Union’s economic sanctions on Russia go for further discussion within the bloc rather than be rubber-stamped by EU envoys who met on Wednesday.
Foe of Turkish President Erdogan slapped with U.S. lawsuit
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Lawyers hired by the Turkish government have filed a civil suit against a political enemy of President Tayyip Erdogan in a U.S. court alleging human rights abuses, in the first such action against the U.S.-based cleric outside Turk…
Dozens killed, wounded in Taliban attack on Afghan airport
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Dozens of people were killed in fighting at the airport in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar after an overnight attack by Taliban insurgents while a key district in neighboring Helmand province fell to the insurgent…
Turkish army hits Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq overnight
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes struck Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant targets in northern Iraq overnight and a policeman was killed in southeastern Turkey during clashes with the group.
Indian foreign minister says high level talks with Pakistan to resume
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – India will resume high-level talks with rival Pakistan, the Indian foreign minister said on Wednesday, raising hopes that relations between the two nuclear-armed neighbors may be thawing slightly.
China to grant residence rights to 13 million unregistered citizens
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will give household registration permits to its unregistered citizens, the government said on Wednesday, opening access to basic rights such as schooling and healthcare for about 13 million people.
Syrians leave rebel-held Homs area in truce deal
HOMS, Syria/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Busloads of Syrians including rebel fighters left the last insurgent-held area of Homs on Wednesday under a rare local truce in Syria’s nearly five-year conflict that will shore up government control over the city.
Putin says Russia should restart coal supplies to Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia should restart supplying its coal to Ukraine after Kiev resumed electricity supplies to Crimea, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
