Vietnam Communist Party chief to meet Obama on landmark U.S. trip
HANOI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vietnam’s Communist Party chief will visit the United States next week in a landmark trip that could prove pivotal in Washington’s bid to bolster its Asian alliances in the back yard of an increasingly assertive China.
Israel accuses Hamas of aiding Islamic State in Egypt
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli general has accused members of Hamas in Gaza of providing support to militants linked to Islamic State in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, where the Egyptian army has fought deadly battles with Islamist insurgents in recent day…
Dutch seek U.N. tribunal to prosecute downing of Malaysian plane
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The Dutch government is lobbying its political allies for the establishment of a U.N. tribunal to prosecute suspects in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane over territory held by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine a y…
A week after Kuwait bombing, Sunnis and Shi’ites pray together for unity
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Hundreds of Shi’ite and Sunni Muslims prayed for national unity at Kuwait’s grand mosque on Friday, vowing to block any attempt to stir sectarian division a week after an Islamic State staged the country’s deadliest militant attack.
Malian refugees in Mauritania face food shortage as funds scarce
DAKAR (Reuters) – Thousands of Malian refugees are facing food shortages in Mauritania because of a delayed rations shipment and a shortage of funding, as donors juggle several global crises, an official from the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said on…
Obama to host Vietnam’s Trong at White House Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will hold talks with Vietnam Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong at the White House on Tuesday, the White House said on Friday.
Chad seizes suspected Boko Haram weapons cache in N’Djamena
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Security forces in Chad have seized a large weapons cache including guns, rockets and ammunition in a house in the capital N’Djamena occupied by suspected members of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, officials said on Friday.
Hungary’s asylum bill blow to refugee protection: Council of Europe, U.N
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The United Nations and the Council of Europe both criticized Hungary’s planned changes to its asylum rules on Friday, saying they would harm asylum-seekers’ right to seek safety there and put them at risk.
U.S., allies target Islamic State in 24 air strikes in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies have conducted 24 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Thursday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement on Friday.
China air force uses drone for first time in Xinjiang quake
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s air force dispatched a drone to the site of an earthquake in the far western region of Xinjiang on Friday to help in monitoring work, in what it said was the first time it had used an unmanned aircraft for such a task.
