Senior Labour members may quit over Syria action: BBC
LONDON (Reuters) – Several senior members of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party may resign if they are forced to vote in line with their leader’s view that the country should not extend air strikes to Syria, the BBC reported on Friday.
Kurds should be at Saudi-held Syria opposition meet: leader
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian Kurds need political and military representation at a Syrian opposition conference organized by Saudi Arabia next month because they are a main partner fighting Islamic State and important to Syria’s future, a Syrian Kurdish l…
Australia goes cold on secure intranet sale
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s government said on Friday it has decided against selling state-owned intranet assets that link government buildings in the nation’s capital, two days after local media reported a Japanese-owned firm offered to buy it for …
Chinese rights activist jailed for six years
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A prominent Chinese rights activist, Guo Feixiong, was sentenced to six years imprisonment on Friday by a court in southern China, amid a continuing crackdown on human rights advocates across the country, his lawyer said on Friday…
Allegations of plot against Thai government unfounded: opposition
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Allegations by Thailand’s prime minister that members of the opposition planned to attack senior officials are baseless and designed to deflect attention from a corruption investigation, one of the main opposition groups said on Fri…
China air force again holds drills in Western Pacific
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s air force said on Friday it had flown bombers and other jets through a strait between Japanese islands on their way to drills in the Western Pacific, and had carried out a patrol in China’s air identification zone in the Eas…
India’s Modi to meet Sonia Gandhi to discuss tax reform
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet opposition Congress party leader Sonia Gandhi on Friday evening to discuss a landmark tax reform and other bills to be debated in the winter session of parliament, his office said.
Indonesia raises concerns over Australia’s handling of asylum seekers
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia voiced concern on Friday that Australia had detained and returned 16 asylum seekers whose Indonesian boat was intercepted by the Australian navy a week ago without informing the Indonesian authorities.
China navy holds first joint anti-piracy drill with NATO
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese naval forces involved in anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden have held their first joint drill with NATO ships carrying out the same mission, China’s Defense Ministry said on Friday, as China seeks a greater global secur…
China’s army to get more prominent role in military reform
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s army will get a more prominent role under military reform proposals announced this week and there will also be more help for those who lose their jobs as a result of the changes, the Defense Ministry said on Friday.
