Iraqi forces thwart third Islamic State attack east of Ramadi
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi forces said they thwarted a third attempt by Islamic State militants to break through their defensive lines east of the city of Ramadi overnight on Thursday.
Turmoil in Thailand delayed crackdown on trafficking gangs: police
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Years of political violence in the Thai capital has strained police resources, delaying investigations into human trafficking in the south of the country and allowing the illicit trade to flourish, a top police official said on Thur…
Greenpeace says Chinese vessels illegally fishing off Africa, Beijing disagrees
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese fishing boats have been illegally fishing off West Africa, Greenpeace said on Wednesday, adding that Chinese companies expanded operations in Africa from 13 vessels in 1985 to 462 vessels in 2013, but the government said th…
China’s Xi urges young, new media workers to lead rejuvenation of nation
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the younger generation and new media professionals to join the government in an intensified push to achieve China’s dream of “national rejuvenation”.
Iran’s Khamenei rules out interviews with nuclear scientists
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Wednesday Tehran would not accept “unreasonable demands” by world powers over its disputed nuclear program and ruled out letting inspectors interview its atomic scientists.
South Korea’s Park names new PM after scandal strikes again
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye nominated her justice minister as prime minister after the incumbent stood down amid scandal – her sixth choice for the job since taking office in 2013.
Bin Laden fixated on attacking U.S. interests: documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Osama bin Laden was fixated on attacking U.S. targets and pressured al Qaeda groups to heal local rivalries and focus on that cause, according to documents the United States says were seized in his hideout in Pakistan and release…
Five killed in gunfight in violent Mexican state
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Five people died and eight were wounded in Mexico on Wednesday during a gunfight in the troubled southwestern state of Guerrero, where 43 students disappeared and were presumed murdered last year.
Malaysia, Indonesia to let ‘boat people’ come ashore temporarily
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia and Indonesia said on Wednesday they would offer shelter to 7,000 “boat people” adrift at sea in rickety boats but made clear their assistance was temporary and they would take no more.
Sinaloa drug cartel leader ‘Chino Antrax’ pleads guilty
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A kingpin from Mexico’s Sinaloa drugs cartel whose boasting on social media may have led to his arrest pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import tons of cocaine and marijuana on Wednesday in federal court in San Diego.
