China navy calls for United States to reduce risk of misunderstandings
BEIJING (Reuters) – China hopes the United States can scale back activities that run the risk of misunderstandings, and respect China’s core interests, the Defense Ministry on Thursday cited a senior Chinese naval commander as saying.
U.S. deploys more advanced aircraft carrier to boost ties with Japan
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Reuters) – One of the U.S. Navy’s most advanced aircraft carriers docked in Japan on Thursday at the start of a deployment that will strengthen the capability of the Seventh Fleet in Asia and boost ties between the United States and it…
Kyrgyzstan set to cling to Russia in face of security threats
BISHKEK (Reuters) – Pro-Russian parties look set to retain their dominance when Kyrgyzstan elects a new parliament on Sunday, but the apparent stability masks ethnic tensions and rising Islamist radicalism in the former Soviet republic.
At least 50 said killed in September Xinjiang attack as China warns on security
BEIJING (Reuters) – At least 50 people died in an attack last month at a coal mine in China’s far-western Xinjiang, Radio Free Asia reported on Thursday, as a visiting senior leader warned that the security situation in the violence-prone region was “v…
Curfew imposed in northern Liberia after ritual killings spark protests
(This September 30 story was corrected to change name of town in final paragraph to Gbarnga, from Banga)
Exclusive: Unification with China not on agenda, says Taiwan president
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said on Thursday the island was not ready to discuss unification with China, sending a firm message to an increasingly assertive Beijing eager to absorb what it considers a renegade province.
Russia begins Syria air strikes in its biggest Mideast intervention in decades
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia launched air strikes in Syria on Wednesday in its biggest Middle East intervention in decades, plunging the four-year-old civil war into a volatile new phase as President Vladimir Putin moved forcefully to stake out…
Immigrants appeal to Hungarians’ hearts via their stomachs
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – A bunch of restaurants in Budapest have found a mouth-watering way to challenge Hungarian attitudes to Europe’s migrant crisis – by serving up tasty dishes from Syria and other countries that are providing many of the refugees.
Hardline monks and Myanmar’s opposition clash in social media row
YANGON (Reuters) – A war of words is being fought in Myanmar, largely over social media, between nationalist Buddhist monks and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, highlighting divisions in the run-up to a general election on Nov. 8.
UK’s Cameron will not step down as prime minister early, source says
LONDON (Reuters) – A British government source denied on Thursday a report that David Cameron would step down as prime minister in 2019, a year before his tenure ends, and said he would serve his full second term.
