Rebel sniper kills Ukrainian serviceman despite ceasefire: military
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and three wounded as a result of fighting in separatist eastern territories in the past 24 hours despite a ceasefire deal, Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Sunday.
Gunmen kill more than 12 Islamic State militants in eastern Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen attacked Islamic State militants in the eastern Syrian town of al-Mayadin overnight, killing more than 12, the latest in a series of guerrilla attacks on the ultra-hardline group in areas it controls near the Iraq…
EU targets Syrian middleman it says bought oil from Islamic State
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union has imposed sanctions on a Syrian businessman who it says has bought oil for Syria from Islamic State, an al Qaeda offshoot that the government in Damascus has declared to be its enemy.
China to implement new anti-graft law
BEIJING (Reuters) – China plans to enact specific legislation to fight corruption, the head of the country’s parliament said on Sunday, as the government continues its campaign against graft.
China detains five rights campaigners who planned Women’s Day protest
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is holding at least five women’s rights activists in detention after they planned a demonstration ahead of International Women’s Day, which falls on Sunday, rights lawyers said.
China parliament chief says Hong Kong decision correct
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s parliament chief said on Sunday a ruling last year on screening candidates who want to run for election as Hong Kong’s top official in 2017 was the correct one, signaling no backing down on a decision that sparked protests i…
Egyptian court adjourns trial of Al Jazeera journalists to March 19
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Sunday adjourned until March 19 the trial of two Al Jazeera television journalists.
Two suspects held over murder of Kremlin critic Nemtsov
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Two suspects have been detained over the killing of Boris Nemtsov, Russian officials said, a week after he was shot dead near the Kremlin in the most high-profile killing of an opposition figure in years.
Lured by marriage promises, climate victims fall into trafficking trap
KAKDWIP, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When the handsome young man came courting her, Sunetra could not believe her luck.
China says search for missing Malaysian plane will not stop
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign minister said on Sunday the search for a Malaysian Airlines flight which vanished one year ago will not stop, adding that the government will keep providing whatever help it can to relatives of those on board.
