Former Afghan soldier who fled U.S. training granted asylum: lawyer
BOSTON (Reuters) – A soldier in the Afghanistan army who went missing during a training exercise at a U.S. military base in Massachusetts last year has been granted asylum by the United States, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
Taiwan youth to China: Treat us like a country
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Young Taiwan activists have tied themselves up in chains, blocked mountain roads, scaled fences and thrown red paint balloons in a wave of anti-China sentiment likely to turn the island’s politics on its head in January’s presidentia…
Hong Kong expects large pro-democracy rally as it marks 1997 handover
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Some seven months after Hong Kong police forcibly cleared pro-democracy street protesters from the streets, tens of thousands of people are expected to rally for free elections on Wednesday as the city marks the 18th anniversary o…
Islamic State threatens to topple Hamas in Gaza
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State insurgents threatened on Tuesday to turn the Gaza Strip into another of their Middle East fiefdoms, accusing Hamas, the organization that rules the Palestinian territory, of being insufficiently stringent about religious…
Islamic State scores up gains and losses in Syrian fighting
AMMAN (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters stormed the Syrian town of Tel Abyad on the Turkish border on Tuesday and captured a neighborhood from the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, but suffered setbacks in the northeastern city of Hasaka, a monitor and the …
Over 100 feared dead after Indonesia military plane crashes
MEDAN, Indonesia (Reuters) – More than 100 people were feared dead after a military transport plane plowed into a residential area shortly after take-off in northern Indonesia on Tuesday, in what may be the deadliest accident yet for an air force with …
Egypt’s Sisi promises tougher legal system as prosecutor buried
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s president told mourners on Tuesday at the funeral of the country’s top prosecutor, killed by a car bomb, that he would unveil tough new security policies in the coming days, vowing that death sentences would be carried out.
Tunisia hotel gunman trained in Libya jihadist camp: government
TUNIS (Reuters) – The Tunisian gunman who carried out a deadly attack on a hotel last Friday trained in a jihadist camp in Libya last year, Tunisia’s government said on Tuesday.
Around 1,200 escape from Yemen prison, including al Qaeda suspects
SANAA (Reuters) – Around 1,200 prisoners, including al Qaeda suspects, escaped during clashes at a jail in central Yemen on Tuesday, officials said.
U.S., Iran presidents issue warnings as nuclear talks extended
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran and world powers gave themselves an extra week to reach a nuclear accord, extending a deadline due to expire on Tuesday, while U.S. President Barack Obama said there would be no deal if all pathways to an Iranian nuclear weapon …
