China says U.S. backs its campaign to hunt down ‘economic fugitives’
BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States has promised support for China’s campaign to hunt corrupt officials fleeing abroad, the official Xinhua news agency reported late Friday, after meetings between security officials from the world’s two largest econo…
Rebels bombard Syria’s government-held Aleppo
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Insurgents bombarded a government-held part of Syria’s second city Aleppo overnight, killing at least five people, a group monitoring the war said.
Islamic State attacks Iraqi provincial capital
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants attacked the capital of Iraq’s vast Anbar province on multiple fronts on Friday, seizing two areas on the city outskirts in a setback for a government campaign to retake the desert terrain.
Saudi authorities catch police shooting suspect
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s security services have detained a Saudi Arabian man on suspicion of shooting dead two policemen and wounding two others in separate attacks in Riyadh on Wednesday and in March, state media reported on Saturday, citing …
Exclusive: U.S. expands intelligence sharing with Saudis in Yemen operation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is expanding its intelligence-sharing with Saudi Arabia to provide more information about potential targets in the kingdom’s air campaign against Houthi militias in Yemen, U.S. officials told Reuters.
Iran deal could stumble on sensitive nuclear monitoring
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Beefing up international monitoring of Iran’s nuclear work could become the biggest stumbling block to a final accord between Tehran and major powers, despite a preliminary deal reached last week.
U.N. wants ‘understanding’ of Western Sahara human rights situation
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for an “independent and impartial understanding” of human rights in the disputed North African territory of Western Sahara, according to a report seen by Reuters on Friday.
Obama, Castro will meet at summit amid US-Cuba detente
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro have talked by telephone about restoring diplomatic ties and are due to meet at a summit this weekend as they seek to set aside decades of hostility between two Cold Wa…
India orders 36 French-made Rafale fighter jets – PM Modi
PARIS (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday he had ordered 36 “ready-to-fly” French-made Rafale fighter jets to modernise his country’s ageing warplane fleet as neighbouring states upgraded their military hardware.
Exclusive: U.S. expands intelligence sharing with Saudis in Yemen operation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is expanding its intelligence-sharing with Saudi Arabia to provide more information about potential targets in the kingdom’s air campaign against Houthi militias in Yemen, U.S. officials told Reuters.
