Russian navy ships in English Channel, heading for drills – Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ships belonging to the Russian Northern Fleet entered the English Channel on Tuesday and will hold anti-aircraft and anti-submarine defense drills in the northern Atlantic, Interfax news agency quoted Russia’s Defense Ministry as say…
Man arrested by UK anti-terrorism police after deportation from Turkey
LONDON (Reuters) – A 21-year-old man, one of nine members of the same family detained earlier this month in Turkey on suspicion of trying to illegally enter Syria, was arrested by British police on his return to his homeland on Tuesday.
U.S.-Japan defense guidelines to specify islands’ defense: newspaper
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and the United States will likely include an explicit reference to defence of far-flung Japanese islands in an update of security cooperation guidelines amid concerns about China’s increasing military assertivness, a Japanese ne…
China to strengthen surveillance, security in anti-terror push
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will establish a national population database linked to ID information and credit records, state media reported late on Monday, as part of a larger push to beef up surveillance and security in response to violent unrest.
South Korea lifts travel ban on Japanese journalist in defamation trial
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea lifted a travel ban on a Japanese journalist on trial for a charge of defaming South Korean President Park Geun-hye, a prosecution official said on Tuesday, removing what has been an irritant in bilateral relations.
Indonesian Islamic parties seek ban on alcohol consumption
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Two Islamic parties have proposed legislation that would ban all consumption of alcoholic drinks and bring jail terms of up to two years for offenders in Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim population.
Supporters scramble for compromise on U.S. Senate Iran bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators scrambled to shore up bipartisan support for a controversial Iran nuclear bill before a committee meeting on Tuesday that could determine whether the legislation will survive President Barack Obama’s promised veto.
Kerry asks Congress for more time and space on Iran deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told skeptical Republicans and Democrats on Monday that the U.S. Congress should give him another two and a half months to secure a final nuclear deal with Iran.
Pope’s genocide comments spark indifference, frustration among Turks
ANKARA/IZMIR (Reuters) – When Pope Francis became the first pontiff to publicly call the 1915 Armenian massacre a genocide this weekend, the reaction from Ankara was swift and irate: it summoned the Vatican ambassador for a dressing down and recalled i…
Nigeria’s new president pledges effort to free girls kidnapped a year ago
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s President-elect Muhammadu Buhari vowed on Tuesday to make every effort to free more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram militants a year ago but admitted it was not clear whether they would ever be found.
