Former top China army officer under house arrest in graft probe: sources
BEIJING (Reuters) – A top retired Chinese general has been put under virtual house arrest while he assists with an investigation into the military’s worst corruption scandal in almost a decade, two sources said, an indication the probe might be expandi…
Two members of security forces killed in attack in southern Turkey
ANKARA (Reuters) – Two members of the security forces were killed on Thursday in the southern Turkish province of Nigde when gunmen opened fire from a truck, local news agencies reported.
Abbas asks U.S. help to free jailed Palestinian leader Barghouti
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has asked Washington to mediate with Israel for the release of Marwan Barghouti, a Palestinian leader and possible presidential contender jailed a decade ago over a spate of suicide bo…
Mali’s former coup leader starts hunger strike over detention
BAMAKO (Reuters) – The leader of a military coup that plunged Mali into chaos two years ago and allowed Islamists to seize its desert north has started a hunger strike to protest against the conditions of his detention, legal and military sources said …
Scores of Syrian rebels flee into Lebanon after ambush
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) – Dozens of wounded Syrian rebels crossed over a river into Lebanon on Thursday after government soldiers ambushed them as they tried to flee a besieged area, Lebanese medical sources said.
Russian forces seize two Ukrainian bases in Crimea
SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine/MOSCOW (Reuters) – The United States warned Moscow it was on a “dark path” to isolation on Wednesday as Russian troops seized two Ukrainian naval bases, including a headquarters in the Crimean port of Sevastopol where they raised th…
Four men found guilty of gang-raping photojournalist in Mumbai
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Four men were found guilty on Thursday of the gang-rape of a photojournalist last year in Mumbai, an attack that sparked street protests in the city and raised fresh questions about attitudes to women in the world’s largest…
Egypt investors believe Sisi presidency will bring stability
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian Army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi may not look like a model democrat, but foreign and local businessmen believe he can deliver stability to open up investment opportunities in the most populous Arab nation.
Iran, six powers lock horns over nuclear reactor that could yield plutonium
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran and world powers locked horns on Wednesday over the future of a planned Iranian nuclear reactor that could yield plutonium for bombs as the United States warned “hard work” will be needed to overcome differences when the sides r…
South Arabia sentences 13 for backing militants in kingdom and abroad
RIYADH (Reuters) – A Saudi court has sentenced 13 men to up to 14 years in prison for security offences including material support to wanted Islamist militants, aiding terrorism and helping young men go to Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan to fight.
