Disgraced former top Chinese officer dies of cancer: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – One of the most senior Chinese military officers to be accused of corruption has died of cancer, the state news agency Xinhua said on Monday, sparing the government what could have been an embarrassing trial.
Paper says Austrian doctor treating Putin for back problems
VIENNA (Reuters) – An Austrian newspaper reported on Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was suffering from back problems, and that a Viennese orthopedic expert had traveled to Moscow to treat him.
Bus plunges off cliff in Brazil, 54 killed
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s government on Sunday said 54 passengers died when a bus plummeted over a cliff in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.
UK teens suspected of trying to join Islamic State arrested
ANKARA (Reuters) – Three male British teenagers suspected of planning to join Islamic State militants in Syria have been arrested by London police after being deported from Turkey, officials said on Sunday.
Seven air strikes target Islamic State in Iraq, four in Syria: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and coalition partners carried out seven air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and four in Syria since Saturday, the U.S. military said.
EU proposal to send soldiers to Libya met with skepticism
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini wants the EU to consider sending soldiers to Libya to back up a potential national unity government but the plan has met with skepticism from EU governments worried about the r…
Ukraine’s president says truce not working, urges more Russia sanctions: newspaper
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Ukraine’s president accused Russian-backed separatists in the east of failing to respect a ceasefire with Ukrainian troops and called for further sanctions on Russia in comments to a German newspaper to be published on Monday.
Kremlin declines to comment on report on Putin’s absence from Moscow: Dozhd
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on a report from the independent news outlet Dozhd on Sunday that said Russian President Vladimir Putin had not been in Moscow for the last several days.
Syrian military on offensive as conflict enters fifth year
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s air force carried out air strikes on Sunday on Douma city, an insurgent stronghold northeast of Damascus, with 18 people killed and at least 100 wounded including children and other civilians, the Britain-based Syrian Observa…
Gunmen carry out second kidnapping in Afghanistan in three weeks
KABUL (Reuters) – Gunmen kidnapped eight ethnic Hazara people from two cars in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday but later released all but one of the hostages, a local official said.
