Turkish jets target PKK, state media says 20 militants killed
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) positions in southeast Turkey on Wednesday after one soldier was killed in the area, the army said, and state media reported 20 militants were killed in the air stri…
Russia risks Japanese ire with Far East war commemoration
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia staged a military parade on Wednesday to commemorate seizing a group of Pacific islands from Japan at the end of World War Two, a move likely to inflame tensions over a long-running territorial dispute with Tokyo.
Eastern Libya struggles to attract oil buyers in row with Tripoli
CAIRO (Reuters) – Libya’s official government is struggling to woo oil majors in a bid to control oil revenue and force a rival Tripoli government into a U.N. peace deal because foreign clients are wary of breaking with the established state energy fir…
On eve of World War Two parade, China’s Xi slams ‘fiendish’ Japanese invaders
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that Japanese invaders of the country before and during World War Two behaved with barbarity and tried to slaughter the people into surrender, as China gears up for a military parade to…
Somali Islamists warn against ‘immoral culture’ at hotels, beaches
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Islamist militants al Shabaab issued a warning against Somalis who frequent hotels, beaches and nightclubs in the capital Mogadishu, saying it will target men and women who engage in “immoral culture.”
Pakistan says ‘almost all’ Uighur militants eliminated
BEIJING (Reuters) – Almost all members of the Uighur militant group the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) have been eliminated from Pakistan, the country’s president said on Wednesday during a visit to Beijing.
Thai police say closer to cracking Bangkok bomb case
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Police claimed significant progress on Wednesday towards finding the mastermind of Thailand’s deadliest attack after an arrested man admitted being near the Aug. 17 shrine blast and fingerprints tied him to the room of a suspected b…
North Korea tells South not to crow about deal that ended standoff
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Wednesday accused South Korea of claiming victory for an accord that ended an armed standoff, saying that was “cowardly” and urging the South to be “discreet in words and deeds”.
Congo militia leader pleads ‘Not guilty’ as ICC trial opens
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda pleaded “Not guilty” on Wednesday to crimes including the rape of child soldiers in a campaign of pillage and murder in northeast Congo’s Ituri province in the early 2000s.
Three Pakistani police killed in raid targeting Taliban
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Militants killed three police officers and wounded several more on Wednesday in a botched police operation on a Pakistani Taliban hideout in the northwestern city of Peshawar, police and residents said.
