China angered by new U.S. military strategy report
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry expressed anger on Friday after the Pentagon’s updated National Military Strategy slammed Chinese claims in the South China Sea as aggressive and inconsistent with international law.
Danish govt plans to cut refugee benefits to slow migrant flow
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s newly elected government plans to halve the benefits refugees receive from the state in an effort to slow the flow of asylum seekers into the country, a minister said on Friday.
Drone attack on al Qaeda in Yemen kills four -witnesses
SANAA (Reuters) – A drone attacked an army base held by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in southeastern Yemen in the early hours of Friday, killing four suspected militants, witnesses said.
No breakthrough in talks between Iran and nuclear watchdog
VIENNA (Reuters) – No breakthrough was reached between the U.N. nuclear watchdog and Iran on unresolved questions around Tehran’s nuclear program, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Friday after a visit to Tehran.
European Union leaders unlikely to attend China’s World War Two parade, envoy says
BEIJING (Reuters) – Top leaders from the European Union are unlikely to attend Beijing’s military parade in September to commemorate the end of World War Two, the bloc’s ambassador to China said on Friday, adding he was worried about the message the ev…
Twin blasts kill 10 in northeast Nigeria: police
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Two suicide bomb blasts along a highway in northeast Nigeria killed at least 10 people on Thursday afternoon, state police said, the latest in a string of almost daily attacks by suspected Islamist militants.
Quake in rural China kills six, damages thousands of homes
BEIJING (Reuters) – A strong earthquake hit a rural part of China’s far western Xinjiang region on Friday, killing at least six people, injuring dozens and destroying or damaging thousands of homes, the government and state media said.
Colombia capital on edge after two small explosions
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Two small bombs exploded in Bogota, Colombia’s capital, on Thursday afternoon, injuring seven, according to the defense minister, who said he would deploy greater numbers of military and police onto the streets in response to the “te…
Israeli officer kills stone-throwing Palestinian youth in West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – A senior Israeli army officer shot and killed a Palestinian youth who was throwing stones near a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Friday, Palestinian and Israeli sources said.
Afghanistan targets US defense contractors in row over back taxes
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan is threatening to crack down on U.S. defense contractors it says owe hundreds of millions of dollars in back taxes, including by freezing their bank accounts and refusing to renew yearly business licenses when they expire….
