Two shells fired at Russian Embassy in Damascus, no casualties reported
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Two shells were fired at Russia’s embassy in Damascus on Tuesday during a demonstration in support of Moscow, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to the building.
Malaysia prosecutor says right to clear 1MDB over central bank report
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s attorney general said on Tuesday that he was right to close an investigation by the country’s central bank into troubled state-owned investor 1MDB as there was no evidence the fund’s officials had knowingly flouted t…
Package detonated at site of Turkey bombings in apparent false alarm: CNN Turk
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish security forces carried out a controlled explosion on Tuesday of a suspicious package outside the Ankara train station where a double suicide bombing killed at least 97 people three days ago, broadcaster CNN Turk reported.
Syrian Kurdish militia sees Raqqa assault ‘within weeks’: report
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An attack to drive Islamic State from its Syrian base of operations in Raqqa is expected within weeks, the head of one of the militia expected to take part in the U.S.-backed operation was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
Japan may halt funds for UNESCO over Nanjing row with China
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan may halt funding for UNESCO over the U.N. heritage body’s decision to include documents relating to the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, a move that Tokyo has protested against because of what it says are questions over authenticity.
China professor in U.S. spy case accuses U.S. of discrimination
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese professor charged in the United States with economic espionage said Chinese scholars and engineers in the United States face discrimination and “absurd” suspicions by the government that they are stealing technologies.
Growing Japan row over U.S. air base presents election risk for PM Abe
TOKYO (Reuters) – A row between Tokyo and Japan’s Okinawa over a contentious U.S. air base deepened on Tuesday when Okinawa’s governor revoked a work permit for a new site, while the government said it was considering legal action to push ahead.
Top China paper says U.S., Russia playing Cold War game in Syria
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top newspaper on Tuesday accused both the United States and Russia of replaying their Cold War rivalry by engaging in military action in Syria, saying they needed to realize that era is over and should instead push for peace…
Islamic State is prime suspect in Turkey bombing, as protests erupt
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s government said on Monday Islamic State was the prime suspect in suicide bombings that killed at least 97 people in Ankara, but opponents vented anger at President Tayyip Erdogan at funerals, universities and courthouses.
Special Report: Battling for India’s soul, state by state
KOLKATA (Reuters) – An ascendant Hindu nationalist group wants minority Muslims and Christians to accept that India is a nation of Hindus, and is pushing some of them to convert.
