Iran says U.S. should change its ‘threats of coercion’ policy: IRNA
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran said on Thursday the United States should seize the opportunity created by a nuclear deal reached between the country and six major powers to change what it called a foreign policy of “threats of coercion”.
China warns Taiwan against return to ‘evil ways’ of independence
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – China’s top policy maker on Taiwan warned the self-ruled island on Thursday it would soon have to choose between continuing the peaceful development of ties, or returning to the “evil ways” of independence, which would threat…
Kerry says accord reached with Russia over U.N. resolution on chemical weapons in Syria
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday he had reached an agreement with his Russian counterpart on a draft U.N. resolution aimed at identifying the perpetrators of chemical weapons attacks in Syria.
Turkey to boost security for energy infrastructure as PKK attacks rise
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey will deploy thermal cameras and horse-back patrols to heighten security around key oil and gas pipelines as Kurdish militant attacks increase, in a bid to safeguard energy supplies in the import-dependent country, energy off…
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…
