Iraqi court sentences Turkish woman to death for joining IS
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An Iraqi court has sentenced a Turkish woman to death by hanging for joining Islamic State, a spokesman for the criminal court in Baghdad said in a statement on Monday.
Premier of tiny Saarland new secretary general of Merkel’s CDU: paper
BERLIN (Reuters) – Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, premier in the tiny western state of Saarland, is to take over as secretary general of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported on Monday.
Reports of hundreds of Russians killed in Syria attempt to exploit war : RIA cites Lavrov
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that reports that hundreds of Russian mercenaries had been killed in Syria recently were an attempt to exploit the war there, the RIA news agency reported.
Maldives leader seeks approval to extend state of emergency by 15 days
MALE (Reuters) – Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Monday sought parliamentary approval to extend a state of emergency for 15 days in the Indian Ocean archipelago as the “the situation has not changed”, parliament’s Deputy Secretary General Fathmath…
Egypt says three soldiers killed in campaign against militants
CAIRO (Reuters) – Three Egyptian soldiers have been killed in a 10-day-old campaign against Islamist militants focused on the Sinai peninsula, Egypt’s military said on Monday.
Philippine senate probes frigate deal; Duterte aide denies meddling
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine senators began a public inquiry on Monday into the $300 million purchase of two navy frigates, to determine whether President Rodrigo Duterte’s closest aide had interfered in the procurement process.
Carnival probes security personnel’s response to brawl in South Pacific cruise
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Carnival Corp , the world’s largest cruise operator, said on Monday it was investigating the response of its security personnel to a brawl that broke out on one of its South Pacific cruises that resulted in 23 passengers being remove…
Landmine kills poll candidate in troubled district of Indian state
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – A landmine explosion killed four people, including an election candidate, in India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya in an area where four militant groups are seeking independence, police said on Monday.
Australian lawmaker’s online gun picture post sparks police review
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian federal police were on Monday investigating a social media post by a government lawmaker that showed him aiming a gun and taunting left-wing green supporters.
Mexico identifies remains as belonging to missing federal agents
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Mexican attorney general’s office said on Sunday that human remains found last week belong to two federal agents from its organized crime unit who were last seen in an online video earlier this month that appeared to show t…
