TURKEY
‘Turkey says has no Syria incursion plan’
A Turkish official says Ankara has no plan for military incursion in Syria.
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FRANCE
French MPs debate change to constiution
French lawmakers will start debating controversial constitutional changes in parliament.
RUSSIA
Russia: West rejected proposal on Syria
Russia says the US and its allies rejected its proposal to form a coordination body for Syria.
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Volcano erupts near N-plant in Japan
A volcano erupts explosively not far from a nuclear plant in southern Japan.
SOCIETY
Police arrest a dozen at US teachers rally
Chicago police arrest at least 12 teachers at a protest rally on Thursday.
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Peruvians protest US-led trade pact
Police in Peru clash with demonstrators protesting the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP).
MILITARY
US troop cut to hurt Afghanistan mission
A US general has warned against troop reduction in Afghanistan over ‘constrain’ on training mission there.
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Australia refuses to deny paying smugglers
Australia does not deny it made payments to human smugglers to change route and return a refugee boat to Indonesia.
EU
UN ruling: Assange should be freed
A UN panel rules that WikiLeaks founder, Assange, should be allowed to walk free and compensated for his “deprivation of liberty.”
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State of disaster declared in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe declares a state of disaster as a severe drought ravages rural areas in the country.
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Haiti president vows to leave power
Haiti's President Michel Martelly has pledged to step down in three days amid ongoing protests against alleged vote rigging.
NEWS BULLETIN
Iran on top of Asia in FIFA rankings
Iran and Belgium have kept their No. 1 spot respectively in Asia and the world in the latest FIFA rankings.
NEWS BULLETIN
Taiwanese artist makes 1mm resin monkey
In Taiwan, an artist has carved a minuscule monkey sculpture out of resin to welcome the Year of the Monkey.
POLITICS
Syria crisis has no military solution: Iran
An Iranian official stresses the need for dialogue among Syrian sides, rejecting any military solution to the crisis in the Arab country.
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Japan, Korea re-route flights over missile
Japan and South Korea are changing the flights routes used by their airlines to avoid a declared satellite launch by North Korea later this month.
FOREIGN POLICY
US cheers Saudi boots in Syria
The United States applauds Saudi Arabia’s offer to send ground troops to Syria.
POLITICS
Clinton, Sanders clash in New Hampshire
US Democratic presidential hopefuls clash in their last debate before the New Hampshire vote.
SYRIA
‘Syria opposition linked to al-Qaeda’
A Russian envoy to the UN says the Western-backed opposition forces in Syria are affiliated with al-Qaeda.
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