Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) World News (Master Feed)
Turkey will take legal, diplomatic steps over French caricature of Erdogan
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will take all legal and diplomatic steps needed in response to a caricature of President Tayyip Erdogan in the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, Turkey's Communications ...
Oct 28, 2020
Pompeo to make stop in Vietnam during Asia tour: Vietnam government
HANOI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Vietnam on Thursday and Friday during his Asia tour, the Vietnamese government said. The visit was announced in a short statement on th...
Oct 28, 2020
Nigerian army says it intervened in protests at Lagos government’s request
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's Lagos state government asked the army to intervene to restore order amidst anti-police brutality protests, but soldiers did not shoot civilians, the military said. Nigeria ...
Oct 28, 2020
Nigerian considers social media regulation in wake of deadly shooting
ABUJA/LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's information minister said "some form of regulation" could be imposed on social media just a week after protesters spread images and videos of a deadly shooting using ...
Oct 28, 2020
Israel says second round of sea border talks with Lebanon under way
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel and Lebanon on Wednesday launched a second round of U.S.-mediated talks over their disputed sea border, an Israeli statement said. Delegations from the long-time foes reco...
Oct 28, 2020
Thai emergency decree extended to end-November to curb coronavirus
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet on Wednesday agreed to extend a state of emergency until the end of November, a government spokesman said, maintaining the security measure put in place in late ...
Oct 28, 2020
France must accept new national lockdown, says hospital professor
PARIS (Reuters) - Professor Philippe Juvin, a leading member of Paris' Georges-Pompidou hospital, told RTL radio on Wednesday that France had to accept a new, national lockdown to tackle a resurgence ...
Oct 28, 2020
India changes controversial land laws in disputed Kashmir
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR,India (Reuters) - India has amended a law in Jammu and Kashmir allowing Indian citizens to buy land in the disputed territory, said officials, sparking opposition criticism a...
Oct 28, 2020
Bitter rivals, familiar faces and fears as Ivory Coast votes for president
By Loucoumane Coulibaly and Aaron Ross ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Residents of Ivory Coast's biggest city Abidjan are stocking up on provisions and sending loved ones to rural villages ahead of a contentious...
Oct 28, 2020
Pompeo says China has brought bad deals and lawlessness to Sri Lanka
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the Chinese Communist Party has brought "bad deals" to Sri Lanka. "We see from bad deals, violations of sovereignty and lawl...
Oct 28, 2020
