Japan’s Abe asks Biden for investigation of possible U.S. spying
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday for an investigation into possible spying on high-level Japanese government and corporate officials following WikiLeaks’ release last week of a list o…
Taipei mayor to attend China forum after row fizzles
TAIPEI (Reuters) – A forum between the mayors of the Taiwan capital of Taipei and the Chinese city of Shanghai will take place after all, Taipei said on Wednesday, suggesting a dispute over the Taipei mayor’s refusal to endorse Beijing’s “one China” po…
China appeals for U.S. help to fight Xinjiang militants
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has appealed for U.S. support in fighting Islamist militants in the far western Chinese region of Xinjiang, saying they are also a threat to the United States.
Fewer Germans going to Syria, Iraq to fight for Islamic State: spy chief
BERLIN (Reuters) – Fewer Germans have gone to Syria and Iraq to fight with Islamic State in the past few months than during last year’s surge following the militants’ declaration of an Islamic caliphate, the head of Germany’s domestic intelligence said…
Australia says initial MH370 debris drift models gave wrong clues
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Initial models of where potential debris from a missing Malaysia Airlines passenger jet might first wash up had incorrectly identified Indonesia as the most likely location, the Australian body leading the search said on Wednesday.
In blow, U.S.-trained Syrian rebels captured by al Qaeda wing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday it had indications that Syrian rebels trained by the U.S. military were captured by fighters from al Qaeda’s Syria wing, Nusra Front, in the latest blow to a fledgling program at the center of Am…
Chile’s lawmakers take key step toward decriminalizing abortion
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile took a step toward easing its strict abortion ban on Tuesday after legislators in the nation’s lower chamber voted to advance a bill that would overturn the prohibition.
New Taliban leader moves fast to heal rifts in Afghan insurgency
PESHAWAR, Pakistan/KABUL (Reuters) – If the first public comments from the Afghan Taliban’s newly appointed leader are anything to go by, Akhtar Mohammad Mansour recognizes how fractured the militant movement has become and that humility and consensus …
New Taliban leader facing tension as top official quits
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A top Taliban official announced his resignation on Tuesday amid a growing leadership struggle in the Afghan insurgent movement after news of the death of leader Mullah Mohammad Omar last week.
U.S. asks Venezuela to scrap ban on opposition political candidates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday called on Venezuela to reverse a ban on opposition members from holding office and participating in the Dec. 6 parliamentary elections.
