Obama to host Vietnam’s Trong at White House Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will hold talks with Vietnam Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong at the White House on Tuesday, the White House said on Friday.
Chad seizes suspected Boko Haram weapons cache in N’Djamena
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Security forces in Chad have seized a large weapons cache including guns, rockets and ammunition in a house in the capital N’Djamena occupied by suspected members of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, officials said on Friday.
Hungary’s asylum bill blow to refugee protection: Council of Europe, U.N
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The United Nations and the Council of Europe both criticized Hungary’s planned changes to its asylum rules on Friday, saying they would harm asylum-seekers’ right to seek safety there and put them at risk.
U.S., allies target Islamic State in 24 air strikes in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies have conducted 24 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Thursday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement on Friday.
China air force uses drone for first time in Xinjiang quake
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s air force dispatched a drone to the site of an earthquake in the far western region of Xinjiang on Friday to help in monitoring work, in what it said was the first time it had used an unmanned aircraft for such a task.
Pakistan police arrest cleric who led mob attacking Christians
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani police said on Friday they had arrested a Muslim cleric accused of leading a mob trying to kill a Christian couple for allegedly desecrating the Koran.
Palestinian forces arrest dozens of Hamas men in the West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian security forces arrested dozens of Hamas members in overnight raids in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the largest security crackdown since 2007, officials said on Friday.
Death toll from capsized Philippine ferry rises to 51
MANILA (Reuters) – The death toll from a capsized Philippine ferry rose to 51 on Friday as rescuers tried to right the overturned vessel and found more bodies, a coast guard official said.
France rejects asylum request by Wikileaks founder Assange
PARIS (Reuters) – France swiftly rejected on Friday a request for asylum by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Syrian army bombards rebels trying to seize Aleppo
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces carried out heavy air strikes on rebel positions in and around the northern city of Aleppo on Friday, aiming to repel a major Islamist-led offensive on areas controlled by President Bashar al-Assad.
