In Russia, Dutch foreign minister pushes for MH17 prosecution
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders has discussed with his Russian counterpart efforts to prosecute suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flights MH17, his office said in a statement late on Friday.
China says U.S. calls for Tiananmen accounting are ‘unprovoked accusations’
BEIJING (Reuters) – China criticized the United States on Friday for “unprovoked accusations” in calling on Beijing to account for the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.
G7 to express concern over East, South China Sea: newspaper
TOKYO (Reuters) – Group of Seven leaders will express their concern over any unilateral action to change the status quo in the East and South China Seas amid tensions between China and a number of Asian countries, Japan’s Yomiuri newspaper said on Satu…
ISIS is using chlorine as a weapon, Australia’s Foreign Minister says
PERTH (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have used chlorine as a weapon and are recruiting highly trained technicians in a serious bid to develop chemical weapons, Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop warned.
Putin tells Italian paper Russia backs Ukraine peace deal
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia fully backs the Minsk peace agreements in Ukraine, but progress is being stalled by Kiev, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview in Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera on Saturday.
U.N. report cites alleged Israel crimes against children, no consensus on listing
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. agencies in Israel and the Palestinian territories reported an alarming number of child victims in last year’s war in the Gaza Strip but were split on whether Israel should be put on a list of violators of children’s rig…
Thousands march against Honduran president over corruption scandal
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – About 8,000 protesters marched through the Honduran capital on Friday calling on President Juan Orlando Hernandez to resign after he admitted his 2013 presidential campaign took money from companies linked to a major corruption …
U.S., allies target Islamic State with 19 air strikes: task force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies have conducted 15 air strikes targeting Islamic State militants in Iraq since early on Thursday and an additional four targeting them in Syria, the Combined Joint Task Force carrying out the opera…
Guinea’s government, opposition agree to pre-poll dialogue: U.N.
DAKAR (Reuters) – Guinea opposition leaders have accepted a government offer to begin talks aimed at resolving tensions that have sparked violent street protests, the United Nations’ top regional official said on Thursday.
Four Saudi forces killed in attack on border from Yemen
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi-led forces said on Friday four Saudis were killed after an attack was launched on border areas in Jizan and Najran by forces loyal to former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh and Houthi rebels.
