China says station attackers wanted to carry out jihad abroad
BEIJING (Reuters) – A group of people from China’s restive western region of Xinjiang who carried out a deadly weekend attack at a train station were trying to leave the country to wage a holy war, state media said on Wednesday.
Gunfire erupts in army base in South Sudan capital: witness
JUBA (Reuters) – Gunfire erupted inside the main military barracks in the South Sudanese capital Juba on Wednesday, a Reuters witness said, in an apparent pay dispute almost three months after fighting between soldiers in the city sparked a broader con…
Israel says shot 2 Hezbollah fighters on Syrian Golan
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli troops shot two Hezbollah fighters who tried to plant a bomb near the fence between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syrian-held territory on Wednesday, the army said.
Venezuela marks anniversary of Chavez’s death with pomp and protests
CARACAS (Reuters) – Followers of the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez will flood the nation’s streets on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of his death, a sad but welcome distraction for his would-be successor, who has struggled for a month to contai…
Fiji’s junta chief steps down from military ahead of elections
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The leader of Fiji’s military junta officially resigned his position in the armed forces on Wednesday ahead of national elections he is widely expected to win.
Uighur leader fears China’s ‘iron fist’ after knife attack
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Chinese authorities are likely to further crack down on dissent in the restive Xinjiang region after a bloody train station knife attack that Beijing blames on militants, an exiled Uighur leader said on Tuesday.
U.S. calls for ‘urgent’ restraint to ease Japan, South Korea tensions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States appealed to Japan and South Korea on Tuesday to work urgently to reduce the tensions between them, saying its two main allies in Asia could not afford to let their troubled history interfere with ensuring region…
U.N. warns of possible humanitarian disaster in South Sudan
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – If the fighting in South Sudan prevents people from planting crops over the next three months, the country will be headed for a humanitarian disaster, the humanitarian coordinator for the United Nations in South Sudan said on…
Netanyahu warns on Iran, no concessions for Palestinians
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the United States and other world powers on Tuesday not to allow Iran to retain the ability to enrich uranium, and urged Palestinians to recognize Israel as a Jewish state if they …
Putin: military force would be ‘last resort’ in Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin delivered a robust defense of Russia’s actions in Crimea on Tuesday and said he would use force in Ukraine only as a last resort, easing market fears that East-West tension over the former Soviet republic cou…
