Poland swears in opposition-backed Andrzej Duda as president
WARSAW (Reuters) – Andrzej Duda, a conservative lawyer backed by Poland’s main opposition party Law and Justice (PiS) was sworn in on Thursday as the country’s sixth president since its transition to communism in 1989.
Truck bomb in eastern Afghanistan kills at least six, wounds dozens
KABUL (Reuters) – A truck bomb targeting an Afghan special forces base in an eastern province killed at least six people and wounded dozens, officials said on Thursday.
Australia reveals over 600 asylum seekers turned back at sea
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia has turned around more than 600 asylum seekers trying to reach its shores on 20 separate boats since enacting controversial new border controls in December 2013, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said on Thursday.
Libyan government offensive in Benghazi stalls as Islamists dig in
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – First a suicide bomber kills three Libyan soldiers at a checkpoint in the eastern city of Benghazi. When the army sends in reinforcements, Islamist fighters holed up in nearby buildings open fire, killing six more.
France to pay Russia less than 1.2 billion euros over warship deal: defense minister
PARIS (Reuters) – The total cost to France of reimbursing Russia for cancelling two warship contracts will be less than 1.2 billion euros, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Thursday.
Special Report: How smuggled workers power ‘Made in China’
DONGXING, China (Reuters) – On a quiet river bend on the China-Vietnam border, a group of people clambered up a muddy bank. They had just glided across the river from the Vietnamese side in a longboat, guided by men on both banks signaling with flashli…
Beyond the ugly headlines, Germans open hearts, homes for refugees
KERPEN-MANHEIM, Germany (Reuters) – Arson attacks and unruly protests against the 450,000 refugees crowding into Germany this year have dominated the headlines as the country struggles to cope with a record-breaking influx of asylum-seekers fleeing war…
U.S., Russia agree on Syria chemicals weapons draft: U.S. official
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The United States and Russia have reached agreement on a draft U.N. resolution aimed at identifying those behind chemical weapons attacks in Syria in order to bring them to justice, a U.S. official said on Thursday.
Obama defends Iran nuclear deal as diplomacy winning over war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama defended the U.S.-led international nuclear deal with Iran on Wednesday against a furious lobbying effort by political opponents and Israel and said abandoning the agreement would open up the prospect of wa…
Japan may give planes to Manila for South China Sea patrols: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan wants to give planes to the Philippines that Manila could use for patrols in the South China Sea, sources said, a move that would deepen Tokyo’s security ties with the Southeast Asian nation most at odds with Beijing over the di…
