Schools, offices shut as typhoon bears down on Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) – Schools and government offices were shut in parts of the central Philippines on Thursday and residents stocked up on supplies and food, as provinces yet to recover from last year’s devastating super-typhoon Haiyan braced for another …
U.S. believes Iran launched air raids on Islamic State in Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has indications that Iran has carried out air strikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq in recent days in what appeared to be the first such operations by Iran’s air force, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
Mexico sends federal troops into towns plagued by drug gangs
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican federal troops will replace local police in 32 municipalities, a top security official said on Wednesday, in a bid to contain drug gangs that have fueled a surge in violence and often operate in league with local police….
China targets woman general as graft investigation widens: report
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military is investigating another top officer in its widening crackdown on corruption, a woman major-general with a senior post at an army university, financial news magazine Caixin reported on Thursday.
China’s top paper says West stoking extremism in Middle East
BEIJING (Reuters) – Western countries are stoking extremism in the Middle East with their support for anti-government opposition movements, China’s top newspaper said on Thursday, repeating a call for non-interference in the region’s turmoil.
Sudanese political and armed opposition agree to a unified front
CAIRO (Reuters) – A spectrum of Sudanese political and armed opposition groups put aside differences to sign a unity agreement Wednesday night that they hope will strengthen a group’s hand in talks with the regime in two days.
North Korea offers to send leader’s sister to event in the South
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has offered to send leader Kim Jong Un’s younger sister to a South Korean event planned for early next year, an organizer said on Thursday, which would be the first time an immediate member of the ruling family would visit…
China orders further crackdown on domestic media
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has ordered a further crackdown on its domestic media, telling news organizations to sack illegally recruited employees and close local offices if they have too many of them, state news agency Xinhua reported.
Honduras, Guatemala establish joint anti-drug force
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras and Guatemala said on Wednesday they will set up a joint military force to battle drug trafficking on their shared border, where Mexico’s powerful drug cartels have driven a surge in violence.
U.S. military monitoring Islamic State training in Libya: general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military is closely monitoring a nascent effort by Islamic State, the militant group that has overrun parts of Syria and Iraq, to train a couple of hundred fighters in eastern Libya, the commander of U.S. forces in Afric…
