Greece says wants to make debt payments but needs aid urgently
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece intends to make good on its debt obligations but needs aid urgently to be able to do so, the government said on Monday, after several senior officials insisted Athens had no money to pay a loan installment falling due next wee…
Islamic State faces battle in Iraq, U.S. reassures Abadi
BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Islamic State poured more fighters into Ramadi as security forces and Shi’ite paramilitaries prepared to try to retake the Iraqi city, while Washington scrambled on Monday to reassure Baghdad after a U.S. official’s sharp…
Japan to join U.S., Australia war games amid growing China tensions
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Japan will join a major U.S.-Australian military exercise for the first time in a sign of growing security links between the three countries as tensions fester over China’s island building in the South China Sea.
Libyan power station shuts down for lack of fuel after tanker attack
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A power station in a central Libyan city has shut down from lack of fuel, afterwar planes belonging to the country’s official government bombed a tanker delivering supplies, officials of the state-owned power company said on Monday….
Opposition breaks off Burundi peace talks over killing of opposition leader
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi’s opposition boycotted peace talks with the government on Monday in protest at the killing of an opposition leader, despite U.N.-led calls for dialogue to end a month of protests and violence in the east African country.
China lodges complaint with U.S. over spy plane flight
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said it had lodged a complaint with the United States over a U.S. spy plane that flew over parts of the disputed South China Sea in a diplomatic row that has fuelled tension between the world’s two largest economies.
Philippines seeks stronger commitment from U.S. in South China Sea dispute
FORT SAN FELIPE, Philippines (Reuters) – The Philippines is seeking a “stronger commitment” from the United States to help its ally, the defense minister said on Monday, as China asserts its sovereignty over disputed areas of the South China Sea.
Sudan seizes runs of 10 newspapers after sexual assault story
CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan confiscated issues of 10 major newspapers on Sunday, in response to reports they carried on sexual assaults on children in Sudan, newspaper editors and a security source said.
Bangladesh Islamic State suspect worked for Coca-Cola unit: sources
DHAKA (Reuters) – One of two men arrested in Bangladesh as a suspected member of Islamic State was an IT manager at a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Co, police and company sources told Reuters on Monday.
Tunisian soldier shot dead after killing seven in army base shooting spree
TUNIS (Reuters) – A Tunisian soldier opened fire at a military base in the capital on Monday, killing seven colleagues and wounding 10 others before being shot dead himself, according to the army which said the shooter had “family problems”.
