China confirms, in roundabout way, Japan invite for war memorial
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry confirmed, in a roundabout way, on Tuesday that it had issued an invitation to wartime enemy Japan to attend events in China to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two later this year.
U.S. drone strike kills nine Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – A U.S. drone strike killed at least nine Pakistani militants in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province early Tuesday, intelligence officials said, part of an intensifying drone campaign against Pakistani militants in Af…
U.S. drone strike kills nine Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – A U.S. drone strike killed at least nine Pakistani militants in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province early Tuesday, intelligence officials said, part of an intensifying drone campaign against Pakistani militants in Af…
Japan lawmakers to submit casino legalization bill by end-March
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s pro-casino lawmakers said on Tuesday that they will resubmit by the end of this month a failed bill to legalize gambling at so-called “integrated resorts”, hoping to finally pass the controversial law this year.
Myanmar to invite Western observers for general election
YANGON (Reuters) – – A senior member of Myanmar’s government has said members of the U.S.-based Carter Center and the European Union will be invited to monitor a general election later this year, the first time in at least 65 years that the country will call in Western poll observers.
Syrian people feel abandoned as world focuses on Islamic State: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The people of Syria feel “increasingly abandoned by the world” as global attention focuses on Islamic State militants, while violence and government bureaucracy hinder attempts to deliver aid to 12 million people, U.N. chief …
South Syrian rebels say Assad foes are supplying more arms
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Mainstream rebels in southern Syria say foreign states have stepped up weapons supplies to them since Damascus launched an offensive early last month to regain the frontier zone near Jordan and Israel.
China says it agrees with India to maintain border peace
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and India have agreed to maintain peace and tranquillity along their Himalayan border while they work on resolving a long-festering boundary dispute, China’s foreign ministry said after talks in New Delhi.
Yemen foes square off as fears of war, Saudi-Iran rivalry grow
RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s top factions are squaring off for battle after months of skirmishes, turning respectively to neighboring Saudi Arabia and its regional rival Iran for help in what may become all-out war.
U.S. pledges to keep funding Afghans amid calls for slower pullout
CAMP DAVID, Md. (Reuters) – The United States assured Afghanistan’s leaders on Monday it would keep funding Afghan security forces at a targeted peak level of 352,000 personnel at least into 2017 to provide stability as foreign troops withdraw from the…
