Red Cross demands access to Islamic State-held Yarmouk camp in Syria
GENEVA (Reuters) – The International Committee of the Red Cross called on Thursday for immediate access to a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria which has largely been seized by Islamic State and where 18,000 people are caught up in fighting.
Japan nuclear regulator ‘very close’ to end of review: commissioner
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s atomic regulator is “very close” to finishing its review of two reactors in southern Japan that are slated to be the first to restart under new rules introduced since the Fukushima nuclear disaster, one of its commissioners to…
Saudi Arabia blocks Iran flight carrying pilgrims: SPA
DOHA (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) said it blocked an Iranian flight carrying 260 pilgrims from Saudi airspace because it had not got prior clearance, Saudi’s state news agency reported late in Wednesday.
Yemen’s Houthis battle in central Aden, first medical aid arrives
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Houthi forces fought street-by-street battles with local militia in the old center of Aden on Wednesday, as the first boatloads of emergency medical aid reached the south Yemeni port city, which relief workers say faces a humani…
Sweden to send troops to Iraq to support fight against Islamic State
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish government said on Thursday the Nordic country will send armed forces to Iraq to support the operations against Islamic State fighters after a request from the Iraqi government
China to probe state TV host for insulting Mao Zedong
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s main state broadcaster, CCTV, will investigate one of its anchors after a video of him insulting the founder of modern China, Mao Zedong, went viral on social media sites.
Japan Emperor mourns Japanese, U.S. war dead on Pacific isle
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two this year, offered flowers and prayers on Thursday at a memorial to those who died in a fierce fighting on the Pacific isle of Pele…
Former FAW-Volkswagen exec sentenced to life for corruption
BEIJING (Reuters) – A former top executive at Volkswagen’s China joint venture with FAW Group Corp was sentenced to life in prison for accepting bribes, state media reported on Thursday, the latest development in corruption investigations involving FAW…
Panama election body withdraws ex-President Martinelli’s immunity
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panama’s election authority on Wednesday said former President Ricardo Martinelli would no longer be immune from prosecution, in a move that will allow the country’s top court to investigate alleged corruption cases during his t…
China prosecutors need up to two months to prepare Zhou trial: paper
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese prosecutors need up to two months to prepare for the trial of former domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang, but despite the high position he held he will be given no special treatment, a state-run newspaper said on Thursday….
