Kurdish militia says it will hand body of American killed in Syria to family
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – The body of an American man who was killed in Syria fighting alongside Kurds against Islamic State will be handed over to his family in Turkey, Kurdish militia said in a statement on Thursday.
China condemns Tibet protesters, says won’t shake bid resolve
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Thursday condemned pro-Tibet demonstrators who burst into a news event with the Olympic committee bidding to host the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, saying they would not shake China’s resolve to host the Games.
Under pressure from China, Kokang rebels declare Myanmar ceasefire
YANGON (Reuters) – An ethnic Chinese rebel group that has been battling the Myanmar military on the border with China has announced a unilateral ceasefire, the group said on Thursday, after coming under pressure from Beijing to end four months of inten…
Bomb attack on Afghan news agency, two hurt
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A bomb exploded at an office of Afghanistan’s main news agency on Thursday, wounding two people and causing damage in the latest attack on the country’s media.
Tourism-reliant Nepal to seek assurances Everest is safe after quakes
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal will ask international experts to assess the safety of Mount Everest trekking trails in an effort to convince tourists it is safe to return after two devastating earthquakes closed most routes.
Tears as Greek state TV returns to air after austerity shutdown
ATHENS (Reuters) – Employees at Greece’s state television ERT hugged each other and cried on Thursday as the channel aired its first broadcast in two years, after it was shut down under one of the previous government’s most drastic austerity measures.
British Nobel laureate quits job after ‘trouble with girls’ remark
LONDON (Reuters) – A British Nobel laureate has resigned as a professor at a London university after saying women scientists should work in segregated laboratories.
Argentina’s Fernandez says Britain’s Cameron ‘almost ill-mannered’
BUENOS AIRES/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Tensions over the Falkland Islands flared again on Wednesday, with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez referring to Britain’s leader as “almost ill-mannered” in his comments to an official of her government over the…
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition says open to coalition without AKP
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) said on Thursday it was open to all options for a coalition government other than with the ruling AK Party and that President Tayyip Erdogan should remain within his constitutional…
Still no guarantees on verifiable Iran nuclear deal: Fabius
PARIS (Reuters) – Any deal with Iran must be verifiable and there are no guarantees on this yet, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Thursday.
