China seeks South Korean safety guarantees after warning shots fired at ship
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Wednesday it had asked South Korea to ensure the safety of Chinese ships after South Korea’s navy fired warning shots at a Chinese vessel which crossed into waters disputed by North and South Korea.
Russia denies plans for new bases in Syria: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s defense ministry is not developing additional air bases in Syria, RIA news agency quoted the ministry’s spokesman as saying on Wednesday.
Syrian rebel group says Saudi meeting must rule out concessions
RIYADH (Reuters) – The powerful Islamist insurgent group Ahrar al-Sham said on Wednesday that a Syrian opposition meeting in Saudi Arabia must insist that President Bashar al-Assad face justice and that Syria’s “institutions of oppression” are dismantl…
South Korea man arrested in connection with Japan shrine blast
TOKYO (Reuters) – A South Korean man was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a blast last month at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine for war dead, an official at Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department said.
Thailand to extradite Canadian arrested as ‘adviser’ to Silk Road website
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Canadian man arrested in Thailand over his alleged role as a senior adviser to the creator of the underground Silk Road website will be extradited to the United States next month, police said on Wednesday.
Venezuela’s Maduro says will veto amnesty laws, reshuffle cabinet
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced an imminent cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday after his ruling Socialist Party was crushed in legislative elections, but he vowed to veto opposition plans for an amnesty law for jailed politi…
Two decades on, China says its Panchen Lama has won wide praise
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese-appointed Panchen Lama, the second highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism, has won broad praise since taking up the position two decades ago in what was a great victory against separatists, a top official was quoted as sayin…
Australia, SE Asia need to ‘re-double’ efforts to avoid Paris-style attacks
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Australia and Southeast Asia must re-double efforts to share intelligence and make sure Paris-style terror attacks can’t be replicated in the region, Australian Justice Minister Michael Keenan said on Wednesday.
Russia says it hit Islamic State with submarine-launched missile for first time
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that Russia had for the first time struck Islamic State targets in Syria with missiles fired from a submarine in the Mediterranean.
Belize rejects plan to allow Cuban migrants to pass though its territory
SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Belize has rejected a plan to allow thousands of Cuban migrants stranded on the Costa Rican border with Nicaragua to pass through its territory on their way to the United States, Costa Rica’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
