Turkish calls for Syria safe zone went unheard, Davutoglu says
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey attempted to convince the world to set up a safe zone inside Syria to stem the flow of refugees from the war-torn country, but nobody heard its voice, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Friday.
G20 reforms important in light of low growth: Canada
ANKARA (Reuters) – Structural reforms being planned by the world’s major economies have taken on increased importance because global growth has fallen behind forecasts, Canadian Finance Minister Joe Oliver told Reuters on Friday.
China’s Xi lauds Czechs, only Western leader at war parade
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday lauded the contribution of the Czech people during World War Two in a meeting with the country’s head of state, the only Western leader to attend a massive military parade in Beijing this week….
Russia says Syria’s Assad ready to share power with opposition
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is ready to hold snap parliamentary elections and could share power with “healthy” opposition.
Losses from Chinese port explosions seen at up to $3.3 billion
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Explosions in the Chinese port of Tianjin last month could generate insurance losses of up to $3.3 billion, reinsurance specialist Guy Carpenter & Company said in a report on Friday, nearly double what some analysts had originally thought.
After troop cuts, China military warns reforms will be hard
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military reforms will be difficult and risky as they require a fundamental change in thinking and could affect special interest groups, the armed forces official paper said on Friday following the announcement of a 300,000 t…
Putin urges investors to invest in Russia’s Far East
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) – Russia is interested in both foreign and domestic investment, especially in the country’s Far East region, President Vladimir Putin told the Eastern Economic Forum on Friday.
Sinai blasts injure six peacekeepers, including four Americans: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Six soldiers including four Americans were injured on Thursday in two blasts in northeast Sinai caused by improvised explosive devices, the Pentagon said.
Chinese ships headed home after Bering Sea sighting: U.S. Navy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Five Chinese Navy ships sighted in the Bering Sea off Alaska during a visit to the region by U.S. President Barack Obama have begun their “return transit,” the U.S. Navy’s top uniformed officer told Reuters on Thursday.
Special Report: Thai junta hits royal critics with record jail time
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Just minutes after being locked up for 30 years for insulting Thailand’s monarchy, Pongsak Sriboonpeng described what he thought was the cause of his capture: a poorly chosen Facebook friend.
