Japan drafts revision of arms exports ban: source
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan has drafted new guidelines that would reverse a decades-old ban on weapons exports, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Sunday, a move that could further strain ties with neighbors China and South Korea.
Yemen’s federal plan a bold idea, but many hurdles remain
DUBAI (Reuters) – The ink was barely dry on President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s plan to stabilize chaotic Yemen before the objections started pouring in.
Taliban attack kills 19 Afghan soldiers, more missing: official
KABUL (Reuters) – The Taliban attacked an Afghan army base in the country’s eastern Kunar province early on Sunday, killing 19 soldiers and kidnapping seven, the spokesman for the provincial governor said.
Iran shuts reformist paper over comments on law
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian authorities shut a reformist newspaper on Thursday, less than a week after its launch, because it published comments critical of Islamic criminal law.
Venezuela deaths rise as unrest claims student and biker
CARACAS (Reuters) – A female student and a young supermarket worker were the latest fatalities from Venezuela’s political unrest as the death toll from 10 days of violence rose on Saturday to at least eight.
U.N. Security Council unanimously approves Syria aid access resolution
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council achieved rare unity to act on Syria’s civil war on Saturday when Russia and China supported adoption of a resolution to boost aid access in Syria that threatens to take “further steps” in the case of…
U.N. Security Council unanimously approves Syria aid access resolution
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council achieved rare unity to act on Syria’s civil war on Saturday when Russia and China supported adoption of a resolution to boost aid access in Syria that threatens to take “further steps” in the case of…
Police fire tear gas at Istanbul anti-government protest
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish riot police fired tear gas on Saturday to disperse thousands of demonstrators in central Istanbul protesting against what they see as authoritarian new laws from Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s government.
Suicide bomber kills three in Lebanon: security sources
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed two Lebanese soldiers and a civilian with a car bomb at an army checkpoint in a Hezbollah stronghold in northeast Lebanon on Saturday, security sources said.
Seeking cheap stocks, chaos no problem? Try Libya
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Investing in Libyan stocks may sound like an absurd idea at a time when the North African country is descending into chaos and armed militias seize oil ports or ministries at will.
