Suspected militants kill 11 Egyptian soldiers in North Sinai attack: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 11 Egyptian soldiers were killed in a car bomb attack on a military post in North Sinai on Wednesday, security sources said.
China adopts new security law to make networks, systems ‘controllable’
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s legislature adopted a sweeping national security law on Wednesday that covers everything from territorial sovereignty to measures to tighten cyber security, a move likely to rile foreign businesses.
China’s military on mission to bring ‘modern civilization’ to Xinjiang
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military must bring “modern civilization” to the restive southern areas of the Xinjiang region, where Muslim ethnic Uighurs are in majority, and help develop its economy, two senior army officers wrote in an influential jour…
Tunisia hotel gunman trained in Libya jihadist camp: government
TUNIS (Reuters) – The Tunisian gunman who carried out a deadly attack on a hotel last Friday trained in a jihadist camp in Libya last year, Tunisia’s government said on Tuesday.
Crew of crashed Taiwan TransAsia plane shut off working engine: source
TAIPEI (Reuters) – The crew of a TransAsia Airways ATR plane that crashed in Taiwan in February, killing 43 people on board, had shut off the working engine after the other lost power, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.
More than 135,000 refugees reached Europe by sea in 2015’s first half: UNHCR
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 135,000 refugees and migrants have arrived in Europe by sea in the first half of 2015, with most of the burden being borne by countries in southern Europe, according to a new report by the United Nations High Commission…
Year into Sisi’s power, Egyptians lament persistent hardships
CAIRO (Reuters) – After a year in power, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s aura of invincibility may be fading as he comes under closer scrutiny from a public growing impatient with the same social inequalities that triggered a mass uprising in…
U.S.-Cuba deal to restore ties to be unveiled on Wednesday
WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) – The United States and Cuba have reached an agreement to reopen embassies and restore diplomatic ties severed more than five decades ago, and the historic deal will be unveiled on Wednesday, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
Honduras issues arrest warrant for Congress vice-president
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduran authorities have issued an arrest warrant for federal lawmaker and Congress vice-president Lena Gutierrez, along with 15 other people accused of defrauding the country’s health ministry, the head of the supreme court sa…
U.S.-Cuba deal to restore ties to be unveiled on Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Wednesday will announce it has reached an agreement with Cuba to reopen embassies and restore diplomatic relations severed more than five decades ago, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
