Two Turkish soldiers killed in attack near Syria border: ministry
Two Turkish soldiers were killed in southern Turkey in a mortar attack near a military base in the town of Akcakale on the Syrian border, Turkey’s defence ministry said on Thursday, adding that Turkey had retaliated.
Blogger tests Singapore’s fake news law by rebuffing correction order
A blogger said on Thursday he would not comply with a Singapore government order to correct a Facebook post in the first test of the city-state’s new ‘fake news’ law.
East Libyan forces launch air strikes near southwest oil fields
East Libya based forces said they had launched air strikes near oilfields in the southwest of the country early on Thursday, after fighting in the area briefly shut down one of two major fields.
North Korea fires unidentified projectiles: South Korea military
North Korea fired unidentified projectiles on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, the first such launch in nearly a month, amid a stalemate in denuclearization talks between Pyongyang and Washington, as a year-end deadline looms to strike a deal.
Japan PM: Will closely monitor North Korea after missile launch
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday said that a missile launch by North Korea was a threat to Japan and the international community, and that Tokyo would be in close contact with its partners to monitor the situation.
Police in Georgia prevent opposition activists from picketing parliament
Georgian police erected steel fences around the parliament and government buildings on Thursday to prevent dozens of opposition activists from picketing the area in a dispute over electoral reform.
Iraq sets up military-led ‘crisis cells’ to quell mass unrest: statement
Iraqi authorities on Thursday said they had set up “crisis cells” that would be jointly led by military leaders and civilian governors in Iraq’s provinces in order to stem spiraling popular unrest, according to a military statement.
Iraqi forces kill 14 protesters after Iranian consulate torched
Iraqi security forces shot dead 14 protesters in the southern city of Nassiriya on Thursday, medical sources said, and authorities imposed a curfew in Najaf after demonstrators burned an Iranian consulate.
Iraq sets up military-led ‘crisis cells’ to quell mass unrest – statement
Iraqi authorities on Thursday said they had set up “crisis cells” that would be jointly led by military leaders and civilian governors in Iraq’s provinces in order to stem spiralling popular unrest, according to a military statement.
North Korea fires unidentified projectile: South Korea military
North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile, South Korea’s office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Thursday.
