Syria mired in conflict driven by foreign powers: UN
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrians are caught between government bombardment of civilian areas and ruthless Islamist groups in a conflict increasingly driven by foreign powers and marked by the “spread of extremism”, U.N. war crimes investigators said on Thurs…
Roadside bomb kills four police in southeast Turkey
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Kurdish militants set off a roadside bomb that killed four Turkish police officers as they traveled in an armored vehicle in the southeast of the country on Thursday, officials said.
Roadside bomb kills four police in southeast Turkey
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Kurdish militants set off a roadside bomb that killed four Turkish police officers as they traveled in an armored vehicle in the southeast of the country on Thursday, officials said.
Uganda says 12 of its soldiers killed in Islamist attack in Somalia
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Twelve Ugandan soldiers who served as African Union peacekeepers were killed when militants attacked their base in Somalia this week, a Ugandan military spokesman said on Thursday.
Afghan forces ‘yet to regain control’ of symbolic southern district
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan forces are still battling for control of a symbolic district of southern Helmand province, the NATO forces commander told reporters, contradicting the defense ministry, after more than a week of intense fighting supported by U….
Spain’s Rajoy says general election likely on December 20
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain will probably hold national elections on December 20, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Thursday, leaving him less than four months to persuade Spaniards an economic recovery is good enough to warrant giving him a second ter…
Australia keen to join India, U.S. naval drills
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Australia wants to join India, the United States and Japan in joint naval exercises in the Indian Ocean, widening participation in multilateral drills as China’s influence in the region grows.
China building two aircraft carriers: Taiwan defense ministry report
TAIPEI (Reuters) – China is building two aircraft carriers that will be the same size as its sole carrier, a 60,000-tonne refurbished Soviet-era ship, according to a new Taiwanese Defence Ministry report on the capabilities of the People’s Liberation A…
New Zealand slashes aid to Nauru over human rights concern
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand said on Thursday it was cutting NZ$1.2 million ($762,500)in aid to Nauru, slashing its budget for helping the island nation by more than half over concern about a growing crackdown on human rights.
Australia under fire for lobbying on California kangaroo trade
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian government is under fire for lobbying the California legislature to stop a ban on the sale of kangaroo products in the U.S. state, a restriction the industry argues would cripple exports of the marsupials’ meat and lea…
