At least five Chinese police reported killed in Xinjiang knife attack
BEIJING (Reuters) – At least five police officers have been stabbed to death by separatists in a knife attack at a coal mine in China’s violence-prone far western region of Xinjiang, U.S.-based Radio Free Asia reported on Wednesday.
Portugal ruling alliance leads for October 4 vote, no majority: poll
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s ruling coalition had a slight lead over the main opposition Socialists for the Oct. 4 general election but no side will win a full parliament majority, according to a poll series released on Tuesday.
As Malaysia’s PM struggles in graft scandal, his party plays the race card
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – When thousands of Malay Muslims marched through Kuala Lumpur last week to support his scandal-wracked government, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak kept his distance.
Justice deal with Colombia rebels will not please everyone: Santos
BOGOTA (Reuters) – A deal with leftist FARC rebels on how they would be punished under a peace accord for crimes during Colombia’s 51-year war will not please everyone, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Tuesday, as negotiators finalize talks on the …
Obama set to get pledges for thousands of U.N. peacekeepers: official
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Some 50 world leaders, more than a third from Europe, are set to pledge thousands of troops and police, equipment or training for United Nations peacekeeping missions during a summit that will be chaired by U.S. President Bar…
Iraqi man charged with war crimes scolded for dropping lawyers
FORT MEADE, Md. (Reuters) – An Iraqi man accused of being an al Qaeda commander in Afghanistan was lectured by a military judge for firing his defense attorneys on Tuesday, a move that will further postpone his trial at the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba. 
Rival forces in Burkina stand-off ahead of mediation mission
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – The elite soldiers behind a coup in Burkina Faso defied an ultimatum on Tuesday to surrender to regular troops loyal to the government, leading to a stand-off in the capital as they awaited a mediation mission by regional presid…
U.S., India agree to jointly train peacekeepers in Africa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and India agreed on Tuesday to train troops in six African countries before they are deployed to U.N. peacekeeping missions, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said.
EU backs refugee-sharing plan, exposing east-west rift
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union approved a plan on Tuesday to share out 120,000 refugees across its 28 states, overriding vehement opposition from four ex-communist eastern nations.
Congo’s president calls referendum on constitutional changes
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) – Republic of Congo’s President Denis Sassou Nguesso on Tuesday announced a referendum on changes to the constitution that could allow him to run for a third term in office in elections next year.
