Seven Pakistani troops killed as army pushes to finish anti-Taliban offensive
DERA ISMAIL KHAN (Reuters) – Taliban ambushes and bombings killed at least seven Pakistani soldiers in the northwest as the military made a new push into the militants’ last major stronghold near the border with Afghanistan, intelligence officers said …
Iran deploys new home-built long-range radar
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran says it has deployed a new domestically built long-range radar system, signaling a strengthening of its air defenses as it holds what may be the final days of talks on a nuclear deal with world powers.
Malaysia’s opposition demands emergency debate on PM after graft allegations
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Two of Malaysia’s main opposition parties on Sunday demanded an emergency sitting of parliament to discuss Prime Minister Najib Razak’s future as tensions mounted over a report that linked him to probes into alleged corruption …
China arrests man for suicide ‘rumors’ amid stock market rout: state TV
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have arrested a man who allegedly spread rumors about people in Beijing jumping off buildings in response to a stock market crash, state television reported on Sunday.
Colombia peace process now at lowest ebb: government
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s peace negotiations with leftist FARC rebels have hit a critical low as the group steps up violent attacks and the government could walk away from the process unless the group shows more commitment, the government’s top neg…
China lobbies hard ahead of Manila’s South China Sea arbitration case
HONG KONG/MANILA (Reuters) – China’s claims to the disputed South China Sea will come under international legal scrutiny for the first time this week, but while Beijing has officially refused to take part in the case filed by the Philippines at a U.N. …
Pope heads to South America to champion the poor and the planet
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis leaves Rome on Sunday for his first trip to Spanish-speaking Latin America, a “homecoming” to a continent where he will champion the rights of the poor and of the planet.
Greece votes in referendum with future in euro in doubt
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece votes on Sunday on whether to accept more austerity in exchange for international aid, in a high-stakes referendum likely to determine whether it leaves the euro-currency area after seven years of economic pain.
Suspected Congo Ebola victims test negative for the virus
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Six hunters in the Democratic Republic of Congo who fell sick and were suspected to have Ebola have tested negative for the virus, the health minister said on Saturday.
Egypt says 25 militants killed in air strikes as Sisi inspects troops
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – Egyptian warplanes killed 25 Islamist militants in North Sinai on Saturday, security sources said, as the Egyptian president visited the province after a major escalation of the conflict there.
