Breakthrough hopes dented as Ukraine accuses Russia of new incursion
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine accused Russia of launching a new military incursion across its eastern border on Wednesday, as hopes quickly faded that Tuesday’s talks between their two presidents might mark a turning point in a five-month-ol…
Corrupt Chinese hiding in Western nations elude Beijing’s ‘fox hunt’
BEIJING (Reuters) – When Yang Xiuzhu got wind in 2003 that Chinese anti-corruption investigators were looking into her affairs, she boarded a flight to Singapore. A few days later Yang changed her name and flew to New York.
Gaza truce holding but Israel’s Netanyahu under fire at home
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An open-ended ceasefire in the Gaza war held on Wednesday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced strong criticism in Israel over a costly conflict with Palestinian militants in which no clear victor has emerged.
China’s top judge says foreigners to be allowed into Chinese courts
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top judge has said that foreigners will be regularly allowed into courts to listen to cases, state media reported on Thursday, as the government embarks on legal reform at a time of public discontent over many perceived misc…
Syrian planes bomb border post near Israel captured by rebels
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian jets shelled rebel positions near a border crossing close to the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that was seized by rebels in some of the heaviest clashes in the strategic area this year, rebels and residents said on Thursday.
Islamic State executes soldiers, takes hostages at Syria base: social media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have executed Syrian army soldiers and are holding a group hostage after capturing an air base in northeast Syria at the weekend, pictures posted on social media by supporters showed on Wednesday.
Islamic State commits war crimes, Syrian government using poison gas: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations accused Islamic State insurgents on Wednesday of committing war crimes including amputations and public executions, sometimes in the presence of children, and said it believed Damascus had used chlorine gas in comb…
U.S. moves prisoners from Afghanistan to Pakistan, Yemen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has moved 11 new prisoners out of a military prison near the Afghan capital, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, as the Obama administration seeks to shut down a controversial detainee program in Afghanistan ahead o…
Syria chemical arms team to disband September 30, probe to go on: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A joint mission of the United Nations and the global anti-chemical arms watchdog that has overseen the destruction of Syria’s toxic gas stocks will shut down on Sept. 30 though a successor unit will continue investigating, th…
Breakthrough hopes dented as Ukraine accuses Russia of new incursion
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine accused Russia of launching a new military incursion across its eastern border on Wednesday, as hopes quickly faded that Tuesday’s talks between their two presidents might mark a turning point in a five-month-ol…
