U.S. planes strike militants near Iraq’s Amreli, airdrop aid
BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States carried out air strikes on Saturday against Islamic State fighters near the besieged Shi’ite town of Amerli in northern Iraq and airdropped humanitarian aid to civilians trapped there, the Pentagon said….
China slams door shut on full Hong Kong democracy in 2017 vote
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s parliament said on Sunday it will tightly control the nomination of candidates for a landmark election in Hong Kong in 2017, a move likely to trigger mass protests in the city’s Central business district by disappo…
Polls say Scotland will spurn independence, but are they right?
LONDON (Reuters) – Opinion polls, financial markets and bookmakers are unanimous – Scotland will reject independence in a historic referendum next month and the United Kingdom will endure.
Turkish deputy PM Babacan to maintain oversight of economy: officials
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan will retain overall responsibility for the economy in the new government, senior officials told Reuters late on Saturday, a move likely to ease concerns of a turf war within the cabinet.
Bahrain detains Shi’ite rights activist on arrival at airport
MANAMA (Reuters) – Bahraini authorities detained prominent human rights activist Maryam al-Khawaja on Saturday on her arrival at the Gulf state’s airport, her mother told Reuters.
Macau ‘re-elects’ new leader as authorities stifle democratic rumblings
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Macau, the world’s largest gambling hub, re-elected its leader and sole candidate Fernando Chui on Sunday, a widely expected result after the pro-China government stifled an unofficial referendum on democracy.
Fukushima fallout: Resentment grows in nearby Japanese city
IWAKI Japan (Reuters) – Like many of her neighbors, Satomi Inokoshi worries that her gritty hometown is being spoiled by the newcomers and the money that have rolled into Iwaki since the Fukushima nuclear disaster almost three and a half years ago.
Philippine peacekeepers rescued from militants on Golan: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS/EIN ZIVAN Golan Heights (Reuters) – Thirty-two U.N. peacekeepers were rescued on Saturday from Islamist militants who fired at their post on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights and trapped them for two days, the United Nations said.
Iraqi and Kurdish forces bid to break Islamic State siege of town
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi army and Kurdish forces closed in on Islamic State fighters on Saturday in a push to break the Sunni militants’ siege of the Shi’ite town of Amerli, army sources said.
Philippine peacekeepers rescued from militants on Golan: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS/EIN ZIVAN Golan Heights (Reuters) – Thirty-two Philippine U.N. peacekeepers were rescued on Saturday from Islamists who fired at their post on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights and trapped them for two days, U.N. officials said, while…
