First refugees from Australian detention camp arrive in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – The first asylum seekers from a remote South Pacific detention center arrived in Cambodia on Thursday under a controversial Australian resettlement scheme that critics say amounts to dumping refugees and shirking international ob…
Israel bombs Gaza sites after rocket attack claimed by Islamic State sympathizer
GAZA (Reuters) – Israel retaliated on Thursday for rockets fired at it from Gaza with bombing raids against three militant training camps, and a radical group sympathetic with Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks on Israel.
Iran, six powers resume nuclear talks as June 30 deadline looms: IRNA
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran and six world powers resumed negotiations on its nuclear program on Thursday, the Iranian state news agency IRNA said, seeking to overcome remaining differences with a self-imposed June 30 deadline looming to end a 12-year stand…
Japan PM, Philippine president discuss concerns about South China Sea
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday said he agreed with Philippine President Benigno Aquino to oppose unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the South China Sea.
Egyptian court adjourns Al Jazeera journalists’ retrial to June 11
CAIRO (Reuters) – A Cairo court on Thursday adjourned the retrial of Al Jazeera television journalists to June 11 for more closing statements by the defense team.
At least 10 troops killed in ambush in northeast India
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – Unidentified tribal guerrillas killed at least 10 Indian soldiers on Thursday in an ambush in the country’s mountainous northeastern state of Manipur, police said.
Junta boss happy to stay in power, if Thais want him
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The Thai general who led a coup last year said on Thursday he was happy to stay on as leader if given a mandate at a general election next year, calling on Thais to “protect me from both outside the country and within the country”.
Special Report: Prayers inflame tensions over Jerusalem holy site
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Every morning at 7.30, Murad Hamad sets up a flimsy plastic chair in the shade of the Moroccans’ Gate entrance to Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem and waits for the tourists to arrive.
Creditors’ offer prompts anger, dismay in Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) – Lawmakers from Greece’s ruling Syriza party reacted with dismay and fury on Thursday to a package of reforms creditors offered Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in return for cash, with one senior party official calling it a “murderous” …
Top Syrian official visits Homs after army setbacks
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s defense minister has visited army units to the east of Homs city, state television reported on Thursday, in what appeared to be the latest in a series of morale-boosting trips by senior officials to military outposts.
