Russian strikes put Syrian rebel enclave in firing line
AMMAN (Reuters) – A week of Russian air strikes on Syria has left residents of the rebel-held town of Talbiseh, a strategic enclave of opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, braced for a wider ground assault.
Yemen’s Houthis, Saleh’s party accept U.N. peace terms, eye talks
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi group and the party of the former president have accepted a peace plan brokered by the United Nations in talks in Oman, paving the way for resuming negotiations to end months of conflict in the country.
Hollande warns of total war if MidEast conflict not solved
PARIS (Reuters) – Europe must live up to the challenge of an upheaval that has forced hundreds of thousands of refugees to flee Syria, where everyone including Iran, Russia and the West must seek a political solution, French President Francois Hollande…
Half of Czechs oppose taking in war refugees: survey
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Half of Czechs are against accepting any refugees from war zones, a survey showed on Wednesday, underlining the deep opposition in the Czech Republic and central Europe to policies opening the door to growing numbers of asylum seeker…
French prosecutor seeks suspended jail term for long-time Sarkozy aide
PARIS (Reuters) – A public prosecutor demanded on Wednesday that Nicolas Sarkozy’s top aide before and after he became French president be handed a suspended jail sentence and fined for pocketing money from a cash fund used for police investigations.
Turkish military says Syria-based missile systems harassed its jets along border
ANKARA (Reuters) – Syria-based missile systems harassed Turkey’s warplanes on Tuesday while eight F-16 jets were on a patrol flight along the Syria border, the Turkish military said on Wednesday.
‘Idea of India’ debate rages after man killed over beef rumors
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The murder of a Muslim man over rumors he consumed beef has fueled a fierce debate over India’s rising intolerance toward religious minorities, with President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday calling for a tradition of tolerance to b…
Somali militants kill president’s nephew in ambush
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Islamist al Shabaab gunmen ambushed and killed the nephew of Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud in the capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, police and the rebels said.
Russian warships launch rockets on Islamic State in Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Four Russian warships in the Caspian Sea launched 26 rockets at Islamic State in Syria which hit their targets, Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and President Vladimir Putin said in a joint television appearance on Wednesday.
In Myanmar, young programmers launch first-ever election app
YANGON (Reuters) – Huddled in an open-plan office atop a tower block in Yangon’s scruffy downtown, a group of teenagers in jeans and T-shirts sifts through the list of candidates in Myanmar’s election and stares at their computer screens and mobile pho…
