Turkey to explore for oil in Iraq’s Qandil area, peace talks to pave way: energy minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Monday Turkey will explore for oil in the Qandil region of Iraq and that a move towards disarmament by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) should pave the way for this to happen.
Setting aside rancor over Hong Kong, China welcomes Prince William
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping gave a warm welcome to Prince William on Monday as he began the first visit to the mainland by a member of the British royal family in almost three decades, setting aside rancor with London over Hong Kon…
Bangladesh says arrests main suspect in U.S. blogger’ s killing
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s anti-terrorism unit said it had arrested on Monday the main suspect in the killing of a U.S. blogger who was hacked to death in Dhaka last week in the latest attack on critics of religious extremism in the Muslim-majority…
Egypt’s Sisi meets new Saudi King to discuss Middle East crises
RIYADH (Reuters) – Egypt’s President Abdel Fatteh el Sisi met Saudi Arabia’s King Salman in Riyadh on Sunday for the pair’s first in-depth talks on regional issues at a time of unprecedented turmoil in the Middle East.
‘Jihadi John’ part of network linked to failed London bombers: court papers
LONDON (Reuters) – Islamist militant Mohammed Emwazi, identified as ‘Jihadi John,’ was a member of a network in contact with one of the men convicted of trying to bomb the British capital’s underground railway in 2005, according to the government.
Trial to push for better flight tracking a year after MH370
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia are launching a trial to allow air traffic controllers to more closely track aircraft traversing remote oceans such as the one believed to be the final resting place of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370…
Russians march in memory of murdered Putin critic
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Russians marched through central Moscow on Sunday, carrying banners declaring “I am not afraid” and chanting “Russia without Putin” in memory of murdered Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov.
Australia bars travel to Mosul ahead of planned offensive
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia on Monday barred its citizens from traveling to Mosul in northern Iraq, in a push to combat what the government calls growing radicalization among young Australian Muslims, some of whom have fought overseas with militant gr…
The mysterious Mr. Ri returns, urbane survivor of North Korea purge
SEOUL/GENEVA (Reuters) – The young Kim Jong Un may be the public face of isolated North Korea, but the man who represents Pyongyang on the international stage is an urbane 75-year-old who lived under an assumed name for decades and survived a vicious p…
Brazil cracks down on protesting truckers, most roads open
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian police cracked down on striking truckers on Sunday, arresting protesters and ending roadblocks in all but two states after demonstrations turned violent and slowed food deliveries in Latin America’s largest economy.
