Sri Lankan Tamils vote in former war zone amid charges of intimidation
JAFFNA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Voters in Sri Lanka thronged polling stations on Saturday in an election that threatens to rekindle animosity between the government and ethnic minority Tamils, four years after the military crushed separatists and ended a…
Syria discloses chemical weapons stockpile details: watchdog
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Syria has disclosed the information on its chemical weapons program that was expected under an agreed Saturday deadline, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said.
Russia could change position on Syria if Assad cheats: Kremlin aide
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia could abandon support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad if it learnt that he was not committed to handing over control of his chemical weapons arsenal, the chief of staff for President Vladimir Putin suggested on Saturday.
More than 400 Syrian refugees reach Italy by sea, one dies
ROME (Reuters) – More than 400 refugees who said they were fleeing the Syrian civil war were intercepted near Sicily in the past 14 hours, and one 22-year-old woman died during the passage, Italy’s coast guard said on Saturday.
Syrian army kills 15 in Sunni village: activists
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad killed at least 15 people overnight in a Sunni Muslim village north-west of the city of Hama, activists said on Saturday.
North Korea postpones reunions of war-torn families, to South’s regret
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Saturday ordered the indefinite postponement of a scheduled series of reunions for families divided since the 1950-53 Korean War, dealing a setback to months of efforts to improve ties between the Korean neighbors.
Pakistan releases former Taliban second-in-command
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan on Saturday released former Taliban second-in-command Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, a man Afghanistan believes could help tempt moderate Taliban leaders to the negotiating table and bring peace after more than a decade of w…
Turkish suspect in attack on police shot dead, second wounded
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities shot and killed one suspect and wounded another after a rocket attack late on Friday on a police headquarters in the capital.
Mexico scours for dozens missing amid floods as storms abate
LA PINTADA, Mexico (Reuters) – Rescuers cleared mud from shattered houses on Friday, searching for dozens of people missing after a mudslide flattened their village in southwest Mexico as some of the most destructive storms to hit the country in decade…
Super typhoon cuts power, unleashes landslides in northern Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) – The year’s most powerful typhoon slammed into the Philippines’ northernmost islands on Saturday, cutting communication and power lines, triggering landslides and inundating rice fields, officials said.
