Arrest warrant issued for former Pakistani prime minister
KARACHI (Reuters) – A Pakistani anti-corruption court on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, in a case alleging millions of dollars of graft in a trade development scheme, a security official said.
Libya’s Tripoli group delays joining peace talks after official quits
SKHIRAT, Morocco (Reuters) – Delegates for Libya’s rival government in Tripoli will hold off joining peace talks that were due to start on Thursday until they manage to form a new team following the resignation of a senior negotiator, a representative …
Please stop looking for lost Nazi treasure train, Poland asks
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland appealed to World War Two buffs and rail enthusiasts on Thursday to stop searching for a Nazi German train believed to have lain undiscovered for 70 years in the southwest of the country and rumored to carry valuable treasures…
Rouhani faces pressure for release of Iran’s political prisoners
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Having struck a historic nuclear deal to end decades of enmity between Iran and the West, President Hassan Rouhani faces a fresh challenge at home, to win the release of leading political prisoners whose case has polarized the Islami…
Finland detains Russian accused of U.S. malware crimes
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland confirmed on Thursday it has detained a Russian citizen, Maxim Senakh, at the request of U.S. federal authorities on computer fraud charges, in a move that Russia calls illegal.
Islamic State takes new ground near Turkish border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State has seized new territory from Syrian rebels in northern Syria, advancing in an area where Turkey and the United States are planning to open a new front against the group in coordination with insurgents on the ground.
Russia says NATO training center opening in Georgia provocative
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia considers the opening of a NATO training center in Georgia provocative, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.
Warring sides agree on evacuation of wounded from Syrian town, villages: sources
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Warring sides in Syria have agreed to facilitate an evacuation of wounded people from a town at the Lebanese border and two villages in the northwest of the country, and to extend a two-day ceasefire for another day, sources on both …
Philippines seeks ‘real-time’ U.S. help in disputed South China Sea
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines has sought help from the United States to monitor “real-time” developments in the South China Sea, providing surveillance and reconnaissance, a military spokesman said on Thursday, amid China’s rapid expansion in the …
China conducts air, sea drills in East China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) – China conducted large-scale air and sea exercises in the East China Sea on Thursday, state news agency Xinhua said, the third time in the last two months it has carried out such live-fire maritime drills.
