Morning Chronicle - Politics (English)

China probes top military official for corruption

A top Chinese military official has been dismissed while an investigation into "serious violations of discipline" takes place, Beijing said Thursday, the latest senior apparatchik to fall in a sweeping crackdown on graft in the country's armed forces.

Syria war monitor says more than 130 dead in army-jihadist clashes

A Syria war monitor on Thursday said clashes between the army and jihadists killed more than 130 combatants in the worst fighting in the country's northwest in years, as the government also reported fierce battles.