Pentagon says Guantanamo detainee transferred to Mauritania
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has transferred Ahmed Ould Abdel Aziz, a detainee at the Guantanamo Bay prison, to Mauritania, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
Warplanes believed Russian hit Syria’s Deraa for first time: rebel, monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Warplanes believed to be Russian bombed targets in the southern Syrian province of Deraa for the first time on Wednesday night, a rebel group operating in the area and a group monitoring the conflict said on Thursday.
Islamist militants pose biggest threat to Britain for decades: spy chief
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s domestic spy service chief said Islamist militants pose the biggest threat to the country that he had seen in his 32 years in intelligence, as he called for new digital surveillance powers to keep Britons safe.
Grenade attack in Bulgaria evokes memories of ‘mobster years’
SOFIA (Reuters) – A former Bulgarian security agent escaped unhurt in a grenade attack on his car in Sofia on Thursday, the interior ministry said, a throwback to the gang violence that has dogged the Balkan country since the fall of Communism.
Saudi-led air strike kills 10 Yemeni factory workers: medics
CAIRO (Reuters) – Warplanes from a Saudi-led military coalition bombed a bus carrying workers to a factory in the southwestern Yemeni city of Taiz on Thursday, killing 10 of them, medics said.
Hungary flags court challenge of EU migrant quotas
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The Hungarian government will challenge the European Union’s plan for mandatory migrant relocation quotas if parliament endorses the proposal in December, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff said on Thursday.
Top Chinese military officer to visit India, Pakistan
BEIJING (Reuters) – One of China’s most senior military officers will visit Pakistan and India next month, China’s defense ministry said on Thursday, making trips to neighboring rivals which have very different relations with Beijing.
China calls on Japan to stop ‘hampering’ military flights
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Thursday called on Japan to stop “hampering” flights by Chinese military aircraft, after Japan said its scrambled fighter jets to prevent possible incursions by Chinese planes a record high number of times in the summer.
Myanmar media stack the deck for ‘Mother’ Suu Kyi ahead of polls
YANGON (Reuters) – Anyone reading Myanmar’s independent media ahead of next month’s historic election might be unaware over 90 political parties are competing, as online platforms and newspapers are plastered with the image of one candidate – Nobel lau…
China’s president to visit Vietnam amid South China Sea tension
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Vietnam next week amid heightened tension in the South China Sea that has weighed on ties between the neighbors.
