Loyalty to embattled Erdogan lies deep in Turkey’s pious heartlands
KONYA, Turkey (Reuters) – If Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is fighting the toughest battle of his political career as corruption allegations swirl and elections approach, Turkey’s conservative Anatolian heartlands appear to have his back.
Top U.S. general to visit Israel amid strategy differences
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The United States’ top military officer will visit Israel next week where he will meet the defense minister who has angered Washington by criticizing its strategies in the Middle East and Ukraine.
Taiwan protest over China trade pact won’t deter any Ma-Xi meeting
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou said on Saturday student protests over a controversial trade pact with mainland China will not affect the potential for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Exclusive: Russia threatened countries ahead of U.N. vote on Ukraine: envoys
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia threatened several Eastern European and Central Asian states with retaliation if they voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution this week declaring invalid Crimea’s referendum on seceding from Ukra…
Brazilian plane makes emergency landing with no front wheels
BRASILIA (Reuters) – An Avianca Airlines passenger jet safely made an emergency landing in Brasilia on Friday after its front landing gear failed to deploy, authorities said.
China charges 4 surviving suspects of Kunming attack
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has laid out the charges against the four surviving suspects in a knife attack in the southwestern city of Kunming this month that left at least 169 dead or injured, the official People’s Daily newspaper said on Saturday.
Syrian forces take two villages near Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian forces took control of two villages near the Lebanese border on Saturday after driving out rebels, state media said, helping President Bashar al-Assad secure the route connecting Damascus with Aleppo and the Mediterranean coas…
Obama seeks to reassure Saudi Arabia over Iran, Syria
RIYADH (Reuters) – President Barack Obama sought to reassure Saudi King Abdullah on Friday that he would support moderate Syrian rebels and reject a bad nuclear deal with Iran, during a visit designed to allay the kingdom’s concerns that its decades-ol…
Slovak underdog has chance to beat PM Fico in presidential vote
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Slovakia’s political heavyweight Prime Minister Robert Fico faces the threat of his biggest defeat at the ballot box from an underdog philanthropist in presidential election runoff on Saturday.
Obama seeks to reassure Saudi Arabia over Iran, Syria
RIYADH (Reuters) – President Barack Obama sought to reassure Saudi King Abdullah on Friday that he would support moderate Syrian rebels and reject a bad nuclear deal with Iran, during a visit designed to allay the kingdom’s concerns that its decades-ol…
