Russia ready to consider sending troops to Syria if Damascus asks: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia would consider a request from Syria to send troops if Damascus asks for it, the Kremlin’s spokesman said on Friday.
Lebanese journalist convicted of defying Hague court order
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – An international court in The Hague on Friday found that a Lebanese journalist had exposed witnesses in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri and defied a court order to remove the material from a website…
Venezuela fighter jet crashes near Colombia border
CARACAS (Reuters) – A Venezuelan fighter jet with two people on board crashed near the Colombian border late on Thursday evening after an “illicit aircraft” believed to be Colombian was found violating airspace, according to the Venezuelan government.
China ‘extremely concerned’ by proposed U.S. challenge to claims
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Friday it was “extremely concerned” about a suggestion from a top U.S. commander that U.S. ships and aircraft should challenge China’s claims in the South China Sea by patrolling close to artificial islands it has buil…
Kerry arrives in Britain for talks on Syria, refugee crisis
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in London on Friday for talks on Syria and on the refugees from the four-year conflict fleeing to Europe.
Moscow says about 2,400 Russians fighting with Islamic State: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – There are about 2,400 Russian nationals fighting with Islamic State militants, RIA news agency quoted Sergei Smirnov, First Deputy Director of Russia’s Federal Security, as saying on Friday.
EU leaders scramble to halt refugee ‘shambles’
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – As hundreds of thousands of people risk lives to cross Europe’s frontiers seeking a haven of peace, Europeans themselves have turned on each other with a venom that has stirred memories of their own long conflicts.
Death toll in South Sudan fuel truck blast reaches 182
JUBA (Reuters) – The death toll in South Sudan from the explosion of a fuel truck this week has risen to 182, a regional official said on Friday.
Australian leader swap further dents Japanese submarine bid
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The ouster of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has further weakened a Japanese bid for one of the world’s most lucrative defense contracts, a A$50 billion ($36 billion) program to build stealth submarines for Australia, sources …
Islamist rebels attack Somali army bases, retake town
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – The Islamist militant group al Shabaab overran two Somali army bases on Friday and killed at least seven soldiers, both the group and the military said, a day after the group retook a southern town.
