China’s South China Sea plans will not ease tensions – U.S. State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is aware that China intends to complete some reclamation work in the South China Sea in coming days, but U.S. officials are concerned about its plans for further construction work, including for military defense…
Israel says prepared for possible Syrian refugee throngs on Golan
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel signaled readiness on Tuesday to intervene if Syrian refugees were to throng to its armistice line on the Golan Heights, after Israel’s Druze Arab minority stepped up a public campaign to help brethren caught up in the civi…
Two soldiers killed in separatist east as fighting spreads: Ukraine military
KIEV (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian serviceman have been killed and five wounded in separatist eastern territories in the past 24 hours as fighting extended along a large stretch of the frontline, the Ukrainian military said on Tuesday.
In UK, two husbands urge return of nine children they fear are Syria-bound
LONDON (Reuters) – Two men in Britain appealed for the return of their wives and nine children on Tuesday, saying they feared they were traveling with another woman to Syria, where Islamic State militants have seized swaths of territory.
Venezuela chides Procter & Gamble over sanitary pad prices
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s socialist government has criticized U.S.-based Procter & Gamble for charging “criminal” prices for sanitary towels selling for a fifth of the monthly minimum wage.
Turkey sees signs of ‘ethnic cleansing’ by Kurdish fighters in Syria
ISTANBUL/AKCAKALE (Reuters) – Turkey accused Kurdish militia in northern Syria on Tuesday of driving out civilians in areas it occupies and said it saw signs of “a kind of ethnic cleansing”.
U.N. denies peacekeepers held hostage as Sudan’s Bashir left South Africa
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations on Tuesday denied a media report that Sudanese troops held South African peacekeepers in Darfur hostage so Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir could leave South Africa and avoid being arrested to face genocid…
Iran buries 175 military divers killed in 1980s Iraq war
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran laid to rest 175 military divers in an emotional public funeral ceremony on Tuesday, almost three decades after they were captured in war with Iraq and, according to Iran’s military, were buried alive.
Turkey tells U.S. it is concerned for Turkmen, Arabs in Syria border town
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has told the United States it is concerned about the displacement of Turkmen and Arabs from around a Syrian border town captured by Kurdish fighters on Monday with the assistance of U.S.-led air strikes.
U.S. denies Israeli report on Obama inviting Netanyahu to meet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House denied an Israeli newspaper report on Tuesday that U.S. President Barack Obama had invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet in Washington next month.
