Turkey kills at least 260 Kurdish, Islamic State fighters in Syria offensive: military
ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkey has killed at least 260 Syrian Kurdish fighters and Islamic State militants in its four-day-old offensive into the Kurdish-dominated Afrin region of northwest Syria, the Turkish military said on Tuesday.
Evangelical candidate now front-runner in Costa Rica presidential race
SAN JOSE (Reuters) – A conservative Christian evangelical has jumped to the front of the race in the first round of Costa Rica’s presidential election next month, boosted by his opposition to gay marriage, according to an opinion poll published on Tues…
Belgian police shoot man armed with knife at station
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian police shot a man armed with a knife at the main railway station in the western city of Ghent on Tuesday and the man was taken to hospital, state broadcaster VRT said.
Strikes kill 150 Islamic State militants in Syria: U.S.-led coalition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State said it killed nearly 150 militants in strikes on Saturday in the Syrian middle Euphrates River Valley.
Double car bombing in Libya’s Benghazi kills at least 11
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A double car bombing in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Tuesday left at least 11 people dead and others wounded, according to officials and a Reuters witness.
Italy evacuates dozens from Alpine hotel threatened by avalanche
ROME (Reuters) – Italy used helicopters on Tuesday to airlift almost 100 tourists and staff from an Alpine hotel near the border with Austria because of a high risk of avalanche, an army spokesman said.
Nine killed in Saudi-led air strike in Yemen: residents
SAADA, Yemen (Reuters) – At least nine civilians, including four children, were killed in a Saudi-led coalition air strike in northern Yemen on Tuesday, residents and medics said, bringing to 30 the number of people killed in military operations in the…
Thousands march against Trump in Zurich, other Swiss cities
ZURICH (Reuters) – Thousands of anti-capitalist protesters marched through Zurich on Tuesday and other major Swiss cities to demonstrate against a planned visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting this week.
Venezuelan President Maduro set to run for re-election in 2018 vote
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro looked sure to stand for re-election in a presidential vote due by the end of April where the ruling Socialists hope to trump a squabbling opposition despite an economic crisis and foreign sanctio…
Last major challenger to Egypt’s Sisi calls off campaign after arrest
CAIRO (Reuters) – The last challenger seen as a potential threat to the re-election of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was detained on Tuesday, and halted his campaign after the army accused him of breaking the law by running for office without…
