Al Qaeda’s rise in northern Syria leaves Turkey with dilemma
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The rise of al Qaeda in parts of Syria’s north has left Turkey facing a new security threat on its already vulnerable border and raised questions about its wholesale support for rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad.
Japan PM Abe makes third offering to war shrine but again stays away
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made his third ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead, but again he did not visit in person to avoid angering Asian victims of Japan’s war-time aggression.
Edward Snowden has more secrets to share, father says after Russia visit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The father of Edward Snowden said on Wednesday that the former U.S. spy agency contractor has more secrets to share and should stay in Russia “to make sure the true story is told.”
British lawmakers attack government “timidity” over Sri Lanka
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s decision to set aside worries about Sri Lanka’s human rights record and back its selection as host of a Commonwealth leaders’ meeting showed a lack of principle, a panel of lawmakers said on Thursday.
Mayor of China’s Nanjing city under investigation
BEIJING (Reuters) – The mayor of the Chinese city of Nanjing is being investigated for serious breaches of the law, China’s Supervision Ministry said on Thursday, the latest high-profile detention in a nationwide crackdown on graft.
U.N. appeals for more troops, helicopters for Mali mission
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for more troops and helicopters needed so its peacekeeping mission in Mali can effectively stabilize the north of the country and protect civilians from attacks by Islamist extremist a…
U.S. says talks intense, serious after Iran hints at atomic concessions
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States described two days of nuclear negotiations with Iran as the most serious and candid to date after Western diplomats said Tehran hinted it was ready to scale back sensitive atomic activities to secure urgent sanction…
British lawmakers attack government “timidity” over Sri Lanka
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s decision to set aside worries about Sri Lanka’s human rights record and back its selection as host of a Commonwealth leaders’ meeting showed a lack of principle, a panel of lawmakers said on Thursday.
Canada to grant honorary citizenship to Malala Yousafzai
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girls’ education, will be granted honorary Canadian citizenship, the Canadian government announced on Wednesday.
Minibus blast kills 21 in southern Syria: activists
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Twenty-one people, including four children and six women, were killed when a minibus hit a mine in the southern Syrian town of Noa on Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.
