Militant blast, gun attack kill 18 police in Egypt’s Sinai
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – Militants attacked a security convoy in Egypt’s strife-torn Sinai Peninsula, killing at least 18 policemen in a blast and a gun battle on Monday, sources said – an assault claimed by Islamic State.
Afghanistan will never again be militant sanctuary: U.S. ambassador
KABUL (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan said on Monday Washington would never allow militants to use the country as a sanctuary, as American and allied troops in Kabul commemorated the Sept. 11 attacks.
Mexico rushes aid to millions after huge quake; death toll at 96
JUCHITAN, Mexico (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake that struck Mexico last week has left some 2.5 million people in need of aid and killed 96 others, authorities said on Monday, as officials rushed to get food and water to afflicted communities in the …
Pakistan PM warns U.S. sanctions would be counter-productive
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said it would be counter-productive for the United States to sanction Pakistani officials or further cut military assistance, warning it would hurt both countries’ fight against milit…
Norwegians split over oil and tax as they vote in tight election
OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegians voted on Monday on the second and final day of a knife-edge parliamentary election in which Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s center-right bloc and a center-left opposition are vying to rule Western Europe’s top oil and gas prod…
Sinai blast kills 18 Egyptian policemen
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – At least 18 Egyptian policemen were killed and three injured on Monday in an attack claimed by Islamic State on a security convoy in the Sinai Peninsula, which is gripped by an insurgency.
Around 30 people injured in Swiss train collision: police
ZURICH (Reuters) – Around 30 people were injured on Monday in a train collision at a station in central Switzerland, police said.
Suicide bomber wounds three in attack on NATO convoy in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bomber attacked a convoy from the NATO-led Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan on Monday, wounding at least three civilians, officials said.
Tribal clashes, political void threaten oil installations in Iraq’s south
BASRA/BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) – Worsening clashes among tribes and a political void is threatening security at oil installations in Iraq’s main southern oil producing region, officials and security sources said.
Pro-independence from China posters appearing on Hong Kong campuses stoke new tension
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Thirteen Hong Kong universities and academic institutions accused the Chinese-ruled city’s leader of undermining freedom of expression amid a row over pro-independence banners appearing on campuses.
