U.N. Security Council welcomes Syria truce, rebels warn they could abandon it
BEIRUT The United Nations Security Council on Saturday welcomed a ceasefire in the Syrian civil war, but rebel groups threatened to abandon the two-day-old truce if violations persisted.
Baghdad blasts kill 29 as Mosul fighting intensifies
BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq Three bombs killed 29 people in Baghdad on Saturday as fighting intensified in the northern city of Mosul, where Iraqi government forces are trying to rout Islamic State militants from their last major stronghold in the country.
China's Xi says won't let anyone make 'fuss' about its territory
BEIJING China will never allow anyone to "make a great fuss" about its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights, President Xi Jinping said in his New Year's address, while China's top official in charge of Taiwan ties warned of risk ahead in 2017.
- REUTERS