Coup-prone Thailand looks to army chief to break deadlock
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Standing inside one of Bangkok’s many military bases is a giant poster of Thai army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha in full dress uniform, along with a list of attributes. “Intelligent,” reads the poster. “Knowledgeable. Modern. Visionary.”…
White House weighs in on Jimmy Kimmel China controversy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has weighed in on a petition calling for the government to crack down on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” a television talk show that sparked a furor in China in October with a joke about killing Chinese people to avoid payin…
Iraqis seek political solution to avert army attack on Falluja
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The prospect of an imminent Iraqi army assault on Falluja receded on Friday as negotiators tried to work out a deal under which al Qaeda militants who seized the city 10 days ago would give way to Sunni Muslim tribal leaders.
Exclusive: U.S. weighs targeted sanctions against South Sudan – sources
UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is weighing targeted sanctions against South Sudan due to the failure of leaders in the world’s youngest nation to take steps to end a crisis that has brought the country to the brink of civil war…
Exclusive: U.S. weighs targeted sanctions against South Sudan – sources
UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is weighing targeted sanctions against South Sudan due to the failure of leaders in the world’s youngest nation to take steps to end a crisis that has brought the country to the brink of civil war…
U.S. to withdraw diplomat at India’s request as dispute festers
WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it would withdraw one of its diplomats from New Delhi at India’s request after Washington effectively expelled an Indian envoy at the center of a dispute between the allies.
U.S. military advisers deployed to Somalia to help African forces
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military has established a unit of fewer than five troops in Mogadishu to advise African and Somali forces as they try to take control of Somalia from the al-Qaeda-affiliated al Shabab militant group, a spokesman said on…
Iraqis seek political solution to avert army attack on Falluja
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The prospect of an imminent Iraqi army assault on Falluja receded on Friday as negotiators tried to work out a deal under which al Qaeda militants who seized the city 10 days ago would give way to Sunni Muslim tribal leaders.
Iran, EU make progress in nuclear implementation talks
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran and the European Union appeared to make progress in resolving outstanding differences on how to implement a landmark nuclear deal in talks in Geneva on Friday but the United States said discussions were not yet finalized.
Al Qaeda group fights back against Syria rebel assault
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Al Qaeda-linked jihadists struck back against rival rebels in eastern and northern Syria on Friday after a week of internecine fighting among opponents of President Bashar al-Assad in which 500 people have been killed, a monitoring g…
