U.S., allies target Islamic State with 27 air strikes in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies staged 27 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq on Thursday, the coalition leading the military operation said in a statement.
Kerry to talk with Russia on Islamic State fight and role Iran might play
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that he planned to discuss combating Islamic State militants in Syria and what role Iran could play when he meets with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in Qatar in coming wee…
Moldova PM nominee pushes tough demands for taking top job
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldova’s education minister is pressing for the dismissal of the national bank chief and the state prosecutor as the price for agreeing to become prime minister, political sources said on Friday.
Thousands of new mothers in Britain forced out of jobs each year, survey finds
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Tens of thousands of new mothers in Britain are forced out of their jobs each year, a survey published on Friday said.
Deadly flash floods in Pakistan damage roads and crops
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Flash flooding caused by torrential monsoon rains has killed at least 28 in Pakistan and affected hundreds of thousands of people, according to aid agencies, with further downpours expected in the coming days.
Rajapaksa comeback bid checked by Sri Lanka bribery probe
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka is investigating a Chinese firm on suspicion of offering a bribe to Mahinda Rajapaksa’s failed presidential re-election campaign, a source close to the investigation said, weeks before he seeks to pull off a comeback in a …
Special Report: How Sony sanitized Adam Sandler movie to please Chinese censors
HONG KONG/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – In a 2013 script for the movie “Pixels,” intergalactic aliens blast a hole in one of China’s national treasures – the Great Wall.
Syrian government says too early for more U.N.-backed peace talks
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s foreign minister said on Friday it was too early to hold another United Nations-backed peace conference on Syria, indicating the dim prospects for diplomacy as a U.N. envoy wraps up three months of consultations on the war.
Ominous rise in racism against refugees, Germany’s top filmmaker says
POTSDAM, Germany (Reuters) – Too many people in Germany are openly espousing fascist views about the half million refugees expected to arrive this year and more need to stand up and oppose racism, the country’s leading filmmaker said in an interview wi…
China says has every right to drill in East China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Friday it had every right to drill in the East China Sea close to waters disputed with Japan, adding that it did not recognize a “unilateral” Japanese median line setting out a boundary between the two in the waters.
