Russia’s Lavrov says U.S. must work with Assad to fight Islamic State
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the United States should cooperate with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to fight Islamic State and that this required an international coalition uniting all those for whom the jihadists ar…
Abe renews pledge of nuclear weapons free Japan at Nagasaki memorial
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki by renewing his commitment to a nuclear weapons free Japan, following criticism for not making the same pledge on the anniversa…
Germanwings crash families prepare lawsuit in U.S.: report
BERLIN (Reuters) – The families of passengers killed in the Germanwings crash will take legal action against Lufthansa in the United States after rejecting the carrier’s compensation offer as inadequate, Bild am Sonntag said, citing the families’ lawye…
Kurdish rebels attack police, military in Turkey, policeman killed
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants attacked a military outpost and a police car in southeast Turkey overnight, killing a policeman, officials and security sources said on Sunday, in further violence jeopardizing a fr…
Typhoon lashes China’s east coast, eight dead: media
BEIJING (Reuters) – A typhoon battered China’s east coast on Sunday, killing eight people and forcing authorities to cancel hundreds of flights and evacuate more than 163,000 people.
Some German conservatives want fewer Balkan citizens to apply for asylum
BERLIN (Reuters) – Conservative German lawmakers on Sunday called for more measures to deter Balkan citizens from seeking asylum in Germany, as Europe’s biggest economy grapples with a record number of refugees.
Four OSCE cars torched in separatist east Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – Four armored vehicles belonging to the OSCE monitoring mission in Ukraine’s eastern conflict zone were destroyed overnight, the security watchdog said Sunday, describing the apparent arson attack as an attempt to restrict its work.
Iraq’s Abadi proposes clear-out of top government posts
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi won the support of his cabinet on Sunday to eliminate a layer of senior government positions, part of a push to reduce corruption and save money in the face of mounting unrest.
Nine killed in mortar attacks in Damascus on Saturday: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – At least nine people were killed and several wounded in a series of mortar bomb attacks on the Syrian capital Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday.
Russia, Saudi foreign ministers to talk energy markets, Syria on Tuesday
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Saudi and Russian foreign ministers, Adel al-Jubeir and Sergei Lavrov, will meet in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss global energy markets and the Middle East crisis, including the war in Syria and the threat of Islamic State, Russia’s f…
