Exclusive: Syrian minister says U.S.-led strikes going in ‘right direction’
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – A Syrian government minister said U.S.-led air strikes against militants are going in the “right direction” because the government had been informed before they started and they were not hitting civilians or Syrian military targets…
EU plans for Iran gas imports if sanctions go
LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union is quietly increasing the urgency of a plan to import natural gas from Iran, as relations with Tehran thaw while those with top gas supplier Russia grow chillier.
Suspected al Qaeda-linked militants decapitate Tuareg man in Mali
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Suspected al Qaeda-linked militants in northern Mali have decapitated a Tuareg hostage seized last week for purportedly acting as an informer for French forces in the region, a Malian security source said on Wednesday.
Europe-wide organized crime sweep nets 1,000 suspects: Europol
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – European police made more than 1,000 arrests in a 10-day, continent-wide sweep against organized crime this month that netted suspected people traffickers and cocaine smugglers, law enforcement officials said on Wednesday.
White tiger kills man in New Delhi zoo
(The Sept. 23 story is officially corrected to change the age of victim.)
Air strikes in Syria hit Islamic State-held areas near Turkey: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes overnight hit Islamic State-held territory in Syria near the Turkish border, near an area that tens of thousands of Kurds have fled as the militant group advanced, an organization that tracks the Syrian war said on Wednes…
Philippine Islamist militants threaten to kill German captives
MANILA (Reuters) – Al-Qaeda linked militants in the southern Philippines have threatened to kill two Germans hostages they have been holding since April unless Germany stops supporting U.S. action against Islamic State militants, the SITE monitoring se…
Suspected French jihadis surrender to police after security failures
PARIS/TOULOUSE (Reuters) – Three men suspected of joining Islamist militants in Syria gave themselves in to French authorities on Wednesday after a day of high confusion which exposed security shortcomings in France, including poor collaboration with N…
High-profile Chinese official confesses to graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – The former deputy head of China’s top planning agency confessed in court on Wednesday to extensive bribery involving several companies including a Toyota Motor Corp. joint venture, the court said.
Japan says visit by Putin aide to disputed island ‘regrettable’
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will lodge a protest with Russia after President Vladimir Putin’s chief of staff visited a contested island chain, but there would be no change to Tokyo’s policy to maintain dialogue with Moscow, Japan’s top government spokesman…
