Vietnam oil tanker released by pirates, two sailors injured – company official
HANOI (Reuters) – Pirates that captured a Vietnamese oil tanker last week after it left Singapore have released the vessel, the company that owns the ship said on Thursday.
Threat to Syrian town tests patience for U.S. strategy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The threat from Islamic State fighters to the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani is an early test of the U.S.-led coalition’s patience for a military strategy that at the moment cannot hold ground in Syria.
Italy’s prime minister wins labor reform confidence vote
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi won the most important parliamentary confidence vote of his eight-month-old government early on Thursday on a labor reform proposal he hopes will boost his EU credentials.
Yemen’s new prime minister quits after Houthis call mass protest
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s new Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak quit his post early on Thursday hours after the Houthi militia called for mass protests against the “foreign interference” they said was behind his appointment.
Renewed assault on Kobani; 21 dead in Turkey as Kurds rise
MURSITPINAR Turkey/ANKARA (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters launched a renewed assault on the Syrian city of Kobani on Wednesday night, and at least 21 people were killed in riots in neighboring Turkey where Kurds rose up against the government for do…
Uruguay’s Mujica to consult next government over Guantanamo prisoners
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – Uruguay’s outgoing leader Jose Mujica said he will consult with the country’s next government about his increasingly unpopular decision to accept six Guantanamo Bay prisoners.
One killed, three wounded in shelling in east Ukraine
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – At least one person was killed and three wounded when an artillery shell hit a shopping center in Donetsk, a city in east Ukraine controled by pro-Russian separatists where fighting goes on despite a ceasefire.
Brazil’s PSB party to back Neves in October 26 runoff
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The political party that launched environmentalist Marina Silva’s unsuccessful presidential bid threw its support behind pro-business candidate Aecio Neves on Wednesday for Brazil’s Oct. 26 runoff vote against leftist President Dil…
EU’s new executive largely clears parliamentary hurdle
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A left-right alliance of big parties in the European Parliament delivered a near-complete endorsement of the new EU executive on Wednesday, after a week of partisan haggling that threatened to wreck Jean-Claude Juncker’s line-up.
U.S. military says air power may not save Syrian town of Kobani
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Wednesday said air power alone may not save the Syrian town of Kobani from Islamic State militants as U.S. officials appeared to brace for the town’s fall.
