Philippine Aquino’s chosen successor leaps to third spot in new polls
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine leader Benigno Aquino’s handpicked successor jumped to third spot in the third-quarter public opinion survey by independent pollster Pulse Asia, local television network ABS-CBN reported on Thursday.
Turkey to seek support of world leaders for its militant crackdown
ANKARA, (Reuters) – Turkey’s prime minister will tell world leaders next week Ankara can play a key role in stopping a spread of terrorism, including Islamic State, but expected understanding for its own battle against Kurdish militants.
U.S. embassy issues terrorism warning for street in Malaysian capital
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The U.S. embassy in Malaysia warned American citizens on Thursday to avoid a popular tourist street in the capital Kuala Lumpur because of “credible threat information regarding a potential terrorist act”.
Rwanda accused of locking up poor, government denies
KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwanda is unlawfully locking up beggars, sex workers and homeless people to clean up the image of its capital, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday, in a report dismissed by the government.
Assad prays at Damascus mosque, addresses Syrians on Eid
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad prayed alongside government and religious officials in a Damascus mosque on Thursday, state media reported, making a rare public appearance for the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday.
Pope tells Congress U.S. should reject hostility to immigrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pope Francis told Congress on Thursday that the United States should reject hostility to immigrants and treat them humanely, directly addressing a thorny subject that is dividing the country and stirring debate in the 2016 presid…
Chile laments World Court decision to hear Bolivia sea dispute
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Bolivia won the first round of its battle against Chile to gain unfettered access to the Pacific Ocean, as an International Court of Justice decision went in its favor, disappointing Chileans who had hoped the case would end on Th…
Syrian army uses new Russian jets to strike Islamic State: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces used newly arrived Russian warplanes to bombard Islamic State insurgents in Aleppo province in northern Syria, a group monitoring the civil war said on Thursday, in an attempt to break a siege on a nearby air…
Obama to meet Putin at Russian leader’s request: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week while both men are in New York for the United Nations General Assembly at Putin’s request, a senior Obama administration official said on Thurs…
Putin to meet Obama on September 28: Kremlin
SEMIKARAKORSK, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday in New York, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
